Yukihiko TSUTSUMI 堤幸彦
20th Century Boys
2０世紀少年
Nippon Cinema ª
Yukihiko TSUTSUMI’s dystopic vision of Naoki URASAWA’s manga portrays Kenji, wannabe Rockstar, and his old school friends trying to save the world from a religious cult whose leader is only known as ’Friend’. As reality increasingly turns into the doomsday scenario Kenji and his friends imagined when they were kids, he realizes that only one thing can save the world: unwavering hope.
2０世紀少年
Niju seiki shonen
Japan 2008
142 minutes
Director
Yukihiko TSUTSUMI
Script
Naoki URASAWA, Takashi NAGASAKI, Yasushi FUKUDA based on a manga by Naoki URASAWA
Cinematography
Satoru KARASAWA
Music
Ryomei SHIRAI
Production
Office Crescendo, Yuko YUZUKI, Nippon Television Network (NTV)
World sales
Nippon Television Network (NTV)
Cast
Toshiaki KARASAWA, Takako TOKIWA, Etsushi TOYOKAWA, Teruyuki KAGAWA, Kuranosuke SASAKI
About Yukihiko TSUTSUMI
堤幸彦
Born in Nagoya in 1955, Yukihiko TSUTSUMI began his career doing commercials and music videos for NTV. After making his feature film debut with SAYONARA NIPPON! in 1995, he has directed a number of successful, big-budget blockbusters while also regularly returning to his roots as an independent filmmaker.