# 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)

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**Original title**: *20世紀少年－第2章－ 最後の希望*
**Runtime**: 140 min
**Genres**: Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery
**Directed by**: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
**Written by**: Yashushi Fukuda
**Starring**: Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa, Airi Taira, Nana Katase, Hitomi Kuroki

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Rain taps a rusted playground swing in winter twilight.  
A girl traces coded marks on a bunker wall, while fugitives gather around a dying man’s notebook.  
Like a Japanese *Children of Men* made by a shonen manga fan, it turns paranoia into prophecy.

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