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20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Kimura Hisashi
Yukihiko Tsutsumi

Writing Credits  

Yasushi Fukuda ... (screenplay) and
Takashi Nagasaki ... (screenplay) and
Naoki Urasawa ... (screenplay) and
Yûsuke Watanabe ... (screenplay)
 
Takashi Nagasaki ... (screenplay)
Yasushi Fukuda ... (screenplay)
Naoki Urasawa ... (screenplay)
Fukuda Yasushi ... (screenwriter)
Watanabe Yusuke ... (screenwriter)
Naoki Urasawa ... (manga series "20-seiki shônen")

Cast (in credits order)  

Toshiaki Karasawa Toshiaki Karasawa ... Kenji Endô
Etsushi Toyokawa ... Otcho
Takako Tokiwa Takako Tokiwa ... Yukiji
Teruyuki Kagawa ... Yoshitsune
Hidehiko Ishizuka Hidehiko Ishizuka ... Maruo
Takashi Ukaji ... Mon-chan
Hiroyuki Miyasako Hiroyuki Miyasako ... Keroyon
Katsuhisa Namase ... Donkey
Fumiyo Kohinata ... Yamane
Kuranosuke Sasaki ... Fukubê
Shirô Sano ... Yan-bô / Mâ-bô
Mirai Moriyama Mirai Moriyama ... Comic Artist
Kanji Tsuda ... Moroboshi
Takashi Fujii ... Friendship Party Promotor
Hanako Yamada Hanako Yamada ... Friendship Party Promotor
Arata Iura Arata Iura ... Masao Tamura (as Arata)
Nana Katase ... Mika Shikishima
Chizuru Ikewaki Chizuru Ikewaki ... Convenience Store Clerk
Airi Taira Airi Taira ... Kanna Endô
Taka Ando Toshi Taka Ando Toshi ... Shikishima's Students
Takahiro Suzuki Takahiro Suzuki ... Shikishima's Student
Toshikazu Miura Toshikazu Miura ... Shikishima's Student
Orientaru Rajio Orientaru Rajio ... Men on a Scooter
Atsuhiko Nakata Atsuhiko Nakata ... Man on a Scooter
Shingo Fujimori Shingo Fujimori ... Man on a Scooter
Fumiya Fujii Fumiya Fujii ... Masato Ikegami
Mitsuhiro Oikawa Mitsuhiro Oikawa ... Rock Singer
Tomiko Ishii Tomiko Ishii ... Kenji's Mother
Naoto Takenaka ... Pierre Ichimonji
Ken Mitsuishi Ken Mitsuishi ... Yama-san
Tamotsu Ishibashi Tamotsu Ishibashi ... Kenji's Classmate
Yû Tokui Yû Tokui ... Convenience Store Boss
Masato Irie Masato Irie ... Kenji's Classmate
Miyako Takeuchi Miyako Takeuchi ... Yukiji's Friend
Yoriko Dôguchi ... Donkey's Wife
Ken'ichi Endô ... Bloody Man
Toshikazu Fukawa Toshikazu Fukawa ... Nobuo
Bengal Bengal ... President of Orikô Company (as Bengaru)
Taijirô Tamura Taijirô Tamura ... Chû-san
Akio Yokoyama Akio Yokoyama ... Hama-san
Mansaku Fuwa Mansaku Fuwa ... Hê-chan
Naitomea Naitomea ... Rock Band
Ken Tanaka Ken Tanaka ... Jiji
Naoko Ken Naoko Ken ... Baba
Raita Ryû ... Chô-san
Kazuko Yoshiyuki ... Moroboshi's Mother
Jun Nishiyama Jun Nishiyama ... Young Kenji
Ryusei Sawahata Ryusei Sawahata ... Young Otcho (as Ryûsei Sawahata)
Tamaki Matsumoto Tamaki Matsumoto ... Young Yukiji
Fumiya Ogura Fumiya Ogura ... Young Yoshitsune
Ichiya Anzai Ichiya Anzai ... Young Maruo
Katsuto Yoshii Katsuto Yoshii ... Young Donkey
Taichi Yano Taichi Yano ... Young Mon-chan
Takuya Moriyama Takuya Moriyama ... Young Keroyon
Kôsei Kuroha Kôsei Kuroha
Kaoru Fujiwara Kaoru Fujiwara
Kiyotaka Yamada Kiyotaka Yamada ... Young Yan-bô / Mâ-bô
Yûki Otoguro Yûki Otoguro
Ibuki Shimizu Ibuki Shimizu ... Young Konchi
Muneyoshi Abiko Muneyoshi Abiko ... Young Yamane
Riku Uehara Riku Uehara ... Young Fukubê
Tadashi Nakamura Tadashi Nakamura ... Man of Fujiyama Travel (voice)
Dave Spector ... Anchorman (as Dêbu Supekutâ)
Tetsuya Miyazaki Tetsuya Miyazaki ... Commentator
Noriko Kimoto Noriko Kimoto ... Commentator
Dandy Sakano Dandy Sakano ... Man on TV (as Dandhî Sakano)
Maya Mori Maya Mori
Akira Matsuda Akira Matsuda
Yôichirô Seto Yôichirô Seto
Yusuke Hirayama Yusuke Hirayama ... (as Yûsuke Hirayama)
Yukina Kinoshita Yukina Kinoshita ... Gal
Osamu Tsuji Osamu Tsuji
Yasuhisa Konishi Yasuhisa Konishi ... Commander of the Self Defense Forces
Mantarô Iwao Mantarô Iwao ... Commander of the Special Assault Team
Shûhei Yoshinaga Shûhei Yoshinaga
Machiko Matsumura Machiko Matsumura
Kôtarô Muraki Kôtarô Muraki
Takafumi Nishinaga Takafumi Nishinaga
Mitsuhiro Sasaki Mitsuhiro Sasaki
Takashi Sakaizawa Takashi Sakaizawa
Kazuyuki Yamazaki Kazuyuki Yamazaki
Takayuki Isawa Takayuki Isawa
Naoki Akieda Naoki Akieda
Junpei Takiguchi Junpei Takiguchi
Kai Atô Kai Atô
Yukiko Nakatsubo Yukiko Nakatsubo
Mika Takanishi Mika Takanishi
Yoshihiko Murayama Yoshihiko Murayama
Junko Toyoda Junko Toyoda
Rina Hatakeyama Rina Hatakeyama ... Young Kanna
Manabu Yajima Manabu Yajima
Manabu Itaya Manabu Itaya
Katsuo Nakamura ... God
Rex Jones Rex Jones ... (as Rekkusu Jônzu)
Shiori Sakata Shiori Sakata
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Arata Arata
Arata Arata
Hatakeyama Ayana Hatakeyama Ayana ... Endo Kanna Child
Xaypani Baccam ... Spy / terrorists
Jesse Hayes Jesse Hayes ... Jesse Madison
Renji Ishibashi ... Inshû Manjôme
Jirô Kagoshima Jirô Kagoshima
James Karis ... Mafia Boss (as Vassili Karathanasis)
Kôji Kashima Kôji Kashima
Endo Kenichi Endo Kenichi ... Bloody Man
Jirô Konno Jirô Konno
Hitomi Kuroki Hitomi Kuroki ... Kiriko Endô
Ohsama Ohsama
Tanabe Shuuto Tanabe Shuuto ... Endo Kenji High School Student
Shuto Tanabe Shuto Tanabe ... Kenji at Junior High (as Shûto Tanabe)
Miyu Yagyu Miyu Yagyu ... (as Miyu Yagyû)
Mina Yamanaka Mina Yamanaka
Saki Yamanaka Saki Yamanaka
Yasuda Yoko Yasuda Yoko ... Old Woman

Produced by 

Morio Amagi ... producer
Xaypani Baccam ... producer
Ryuuji Ichiyama ... producer
Ryûji Ichiyama ... producer
Nobuyuki Iinuma ... producer
Kiyoshi Inoue ... line producer
Kiyoshi Inoue ... producer
Nagasaka Nobuhito ... producer
Futoshi Ohira ... co-producer
Futoshi Ohira ... producer
Seiji Okuda ... executive producer
Yoshishige Shimatani ... chief executive producer

Music by 

Ryômei Shirai ... (as Ryomei Shirai)

Cinematography by 

Satoru Karasawa ... director of photography
Didier Soubrier ... co-director of photography

Editing by 

Nobuyuki Ito

Art Direction by 

Naoki Soma

Set Decoration by 

Yutaka Motegi

Costume Design by 

Kenji Kawasaki

Makeup Department 

Akiteru Nakada ... special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Cellin Gluck ... second unit director

Sound Department 

Joshua Hilson ... sound mixer: New York
Masaya Kitada ... sound effects
Akihiko Okase ... foley artist
Mitsuo Tokita ... sound mixer
Zhong Wu ... sound mixer: China

Visual Effects by 

Masako Adachi ... compositing: Nippon Eizo Creative
Rei Asakura ... lead compositor: N-Design
Takuya Fujita ... production manager: N-Design
Rintarô Fukuda ... cgi designer: N-Design / lead compositor: N-Design
Masako Gomadô ... lead compositor: N-Design
Tomonori Hirayama ... 3d modeling: N-Design
Mitsuyasu Inagaki ... compositing: Nippon Eizo Creative
Tomoyuki Iwasaki ... 3d animation: N-Design
Masahiko Kane ... 3d animation: N-Design
Atsushi Kayama ... matchmove: N-Design
Ken Kosaka ... 3d modeling: N-Design / cgi designer: N-Design
Kazumi Koshimura ... matte painting: Nippon Eizo Creative
Tomoaki Mori ... 3d modeling: N-Design
Maki Morikawa ... compositing: N-Design
Akihiro Nakamura ... cgi director: N-Design / lead compositor: N-Design
Keita Nakayama ... 3d fx: Nippon Eizo Creative
Kôji Nozaki ... cgi designer: N-Design / cgi supervisor: N-Design
Yoshihisa Okano ... programming: N-Design
Syusuke Osanai ... 3d modeling: N-Design
Kazuya Sakagami ... vfx director: N-Design / visual effects director
Mio Sato ... 3d modeling: N-Design
Naoya Sugita ... technical support: N-Design
Kiyotaka Taguchi ... compositing director: Nippon Eizo Creative
Shigenori Takekuma ... 3d fx: Nippon Eizo Creative
Yoshiko Takekuma ... 3d fx: Nippon Eizo Creative
Yuko Tsuda ... compositing: Nippon Eizo Creative
Naoyasu Yutaka ... compositing director: Nippon Eizo Creative

Camera and Electrical Department 

Maki Itô ... assistant cinematographer
Satoru Karasawa ... director of photography / photography

Music Department 

Ryomei Shirai ... music

Transportation Department 

Yoshinao Aonuma ... camera cart driver

Additional Crew 

Rosemary Dean ... English subtitles
Jeff Gordon ... technical advisor
Andrew P. Kirkham ... dcp producer [gb] / dvd & bluray extras subtitles: english / dvd & bluray producer gb
Tetsuro Shimauchi ... English subtitles
Ken Tajima ... production accountant
Mina Yamanaka ... choreographer
Saki Yamanaka ... choreographer

See also

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