Japan Synopsis
20世紀少年 第2章 最後の希望
Set 15 years after "Twentieth Century Boys," Kanna (Airi Taira) reunites with several main characters from the first film in an attempt to stop Friend's increasing influence over the world and continued plans to eliminate humanity, as detailed in the New Book of Prophecy.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 shared20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End
★ 6.8 · Japan
2 sharedThe Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedJujutsu Kaisen 0
★ 8.2 · Japan
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Super: Super Hero
★ 7.9 · Japan
2 sharedStand by Me Doraemon
★ 7.3 · Japan
Other Titles From TOHO
Science Fiction + Adventure in Japan
153 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope itself).
Mask the Kekkou: Reborn
★ 8.2 · 2012
Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale
★ 7.8 · 2017
Interstella 5555
★ 7.8 · 2003
Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
★ 7.8 · 2009
Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Journey to the West
★ 7.8 · 1988
Ultraman Mebius & Ultra Brothers
★ 7.8 · 2006
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope holds position #187 of 386 Japan films in the 2008–2010 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope premiered alongside 123 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other Japan films in 2009.
The 2158th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
56 audience reviews — more than 66% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (66th percentile) outruns trending popularity (38th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,539 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Science Fiction productions specifically: #229 of 566 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 20m |
| Release Date | January 30, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1181920 |