Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 19 min.

Directed by: Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Release Date: January 31, 2009

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DVD Release Date: February 17, 2009

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  • October 28, 2009
    20th Century Boys: Chapter 2 - The Last Hope is the follow up to Yukihiko Tsutsumi's 20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End.

    While some sequels are able to stand alone from their predecessors, this sequel does not. Jumping into this film without having seen the

    ...( read more)first is a bad idea; therefore, watching the previous installment comes highly recommended.

    This chapter needs some settling into, since the beginning wastes very little time at getting into the year 2015 and building up the Kanna character. Eventually, the story begins to take shape and things get more and more interesting as this 135 minute picture rolls along to the final minute, which is a swell setup for the next film.

    The effects are pretty solid and there are a bunch of new characters to mix in with the old, which allows for a lot to happen in the story.

    Airi Taira steps in as Kanna, the lead, and she gives a good performance. Eiko Koike has an entertaining character herself, while the old cast members reprise their roles successfully.

    In closing, 20th Century Boys: Chapter 2 - The Last Hope has the story, characters, and acting to make it a worthy sequel. Fans of the first should enjoy this one.

  • October 8, 2009
    this is the thing about movie trilogies, things start to fall apart during the second instalment. with the hero out of the picture for the majority of the time, the plot and the performance were not nearly as strong as the first movie. it will be interesting to see how the last f...( read more)ilm will conclude this massive project.
  • August 31, 2009
    I can not wait to see the last of the trilogy!
  • July 12, 2009
    The chapter 2 of the 20TH CENTURY BOYS trilogy stars in 2015, 15 years after the world is nearly destroyed. People now believe that Kenji and his friends were satanic terrorists and Friend, the mysterious cult leader, is worshiped as the savior of the world.

    Kanna, Kenjis nie...( read more)ce, is now in high school and she resents that the history textbooks tell a fabricated account of the fateful day. She is forced to participate in the Friend Land program to be re-educated when she is deemed to be anti-social. While in the program, Kanna uncovers clues to Friends real identity, and the shocking discovery of The New Book of Prophecies!

    Kanna tries to find out who wrote The New Book of Prophecies and unravels the true identity of Friend!
  • April 13, 2009
    better than the first one
  • February 13, 2009
    there are some parts that didn't go according to the manga but what do you expect right? I think the storyline still did not do harm to the manga itself but it will leave some question mark to the viewers who apparently didn't read the manga..

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