Film Adaptation of Naoki Urasawa's Manga "20th Century Boys"

"20th Century Boys Chapter 2: The Last Hope," second part of director Yukihiko Tsutsumi's three film adaptation of end-of-the-world manga "20th Century Boy" written by notable manga writer Naoki Urasawa of "Monster" finally comes out on DVD & Blu-ray on August 28, 2009!

First part of this film adaptation series "20th Century Boys Chapter 1: Beginning of The End" premiered in U.S. on August 15, 2009. Takako Tokiwa who played the heroine in the film appeared at the theatre in San Francisco and expressed her gratitude to the audience.

Chapter 2 - Plot: Set in 2015, 15 years after Bloody New Year's Eve. While Kenji and his company are blamed for the evil plan to destroy the world on the New Year's Eve of the year 2000, the leader of a cult "Friend" had been worshiped as savior of the world. On the other hand, Kenji's niece Kanna, who is now a high school student, sneaks into the brainwashing facilities of "Friend" named Tomodachi Land (Friend Land). As Kanna comes close to the truth of "Friend," she realizes that there are more mysteries. It is "New Book of Prophecy." The book says that in 2015, a savior goes to church in Shinjuku and stands up for justice, however the savior would be assassinated. Who is savior? What will happen to the world?

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