Directed by:
Yukihiko TsutsumiCinematography:
唐沢悟Composer:
Audio HighsCast:
Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa, 井浦新, Ken'ichi Endō, Chizuru Ikewaki, Renji Ishibashi, Teruyuki Kagawa, Shoko Egami, Ken Mitsuishi, Hiroyuki Miyasako (more)Plots(1)
The first part of the 20th Century Boys trilogy kicks off with a series of events related to a sect headed by Friend. A group of buddies decide to investigate the case; to discover who the mysterious leader is they must go back to their childhood and a book they wrote in 1969. (Sitges Film Festival)
Cast
![Etsushi Toyokawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/097/319/97319093_200c74.jpg)
Etsushi Toyokawa
Japan
Best movies:
Awaking (2006)
Love Letter (1995)
It's Only Talk (2005)
![Takako Tokiwa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886779_dc7e25.jpg)
Takako Tokiwa
Japan
Best movies:
Awaking (2006)
20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (2009)
20 Century Boys (2008)
![井浦新](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/313/168313046_x3d388.jpg)
井浦新
Japan
Best movies:
Like Father, Like Son (2013)
True Mothers (2020)
Ping Pong (2002)
![Ken'ichi Endō](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/768/166768999_e6a70d.jpg)
Ken'ichi Endō
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
The Raid 2 (2014)
Crows-Zero (2007)
![Chizuru Ikewaki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/491/491633_6b30e9.jpg)
Chizuru Ikewaki
Japan
Best movies:
Shoplifters (2018)
The Great Passage (2013)
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
![Renji Ishibashi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948984_a7ec64.jpg)
Renji Ishibashi
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
Farewell to the Ark (1984)
Half a Confession (2004)
![Teruyuki Kagawa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274316_1efa96.jpg)
Teruyuki Kagawa
Japan
Best movies:
Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
Devils on the Doorstep (2000)
One Piece Film: Z (2012)
![Shoko Egami](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/929/164929417_00086a.jpg)
Shoko Egami
Japan
Best movies:
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Overprotected Kahoko (2017) (series)
20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (2009)
![Ken Mitsuishi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/562/164562995_3d9269.jpg)
Ken Mitsuishi
Japan
Best movies:
Eureka (2000)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Love Letter (1995)
![Hiroyuki Miyasako](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274740_ea8e67.jpg)
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Japan
Best movies:
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
The Perfect World of Kai (2007)
20 Century Boys (2008)
![Naoto Takenaka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/929/164929427_de1451.jpg)
Naoto Takenaka
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
![Mirai Moriyama](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/100/169100474_78yoaa.jpg)
Mirai Moriyama
Japan
Best movies:
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
Inu-Oh (2022)
Fish Story (2009)
![Katsuo Nakamura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353681_fce8b9.jpg)
Katsuo Nakamura
Japan
Best movies:
Demons (1971)
Be with You (2004)
Samurai Banners (1969)
![竜雷太](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/382/159382143_51b47b.jpg)
竜雷太
Best movies:
Mijamoto Musaši (2014) (series)
G.I. Samurai (1979)
20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (2009)
![Katsuhisa Namase](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/396/159396068_d31bf8.jpg)
Katsuhisa Namase
Japan
Best movies:
Grave Of The Fireflies (2005) (TV movie)
Kamikaze Girls (2004)
Hadžimete koi o šita hi ni jomu hanaši (2019) (series)
![片瀬那奈](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/382/159382147_26d4af.jpg)
片瀬那奈
Japan
Best movies:
Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (2009)
20 Century Boys (2008)
![Kanji Tsuda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/401/166401351_0d987f.jpg)
Kanji Tsuda
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
![Airi Taira](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/410/159410553_2f8951.jpg)
Airi Taira
Japan
Best movies:
20th Century Boys: Chapter Two - The Last Hope (2009)
20 Century Boys (2008)
Ju-on Za Fuiinaru (2015)
![小日向文世](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/638/164638735_8c2139.jpg)
小日向文世
Japan
Best movies:
Be with You (2004)
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
Swing Girls (2004)
![Shiro Sano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/559/167559379_9ay1ko.jpg)
Shiro Sano
Japan
Best movies:
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge (2009)
The Glorious Team Batista (2008)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)