20-Seiki Shônen, Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Giappone, 2008, colore, 35 mm, 142′ | 2008 Neon | 2009 Neon
La storia ruota attorno a un “Libro delle Profezie” scritto da Kenji e i suoi amici. Da bambini sognavano un eroe che avrebbe affrontato un’organizzazione creata per distruggere il mondo. Trent’anni dopo, in Giappone, si abbatte una serie di catastrofi analoghe a quelle descritte nel libro, minacciando la stessa sopravvivenza del pianeta.
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The story will revolve around a “Book of Revelations” written by the boy Kenji and his friends, who dreamed of a hero who would stand up to an evil organization bent on destroying the world. Thirty years later, in Japan, a series of catastrophes occur exactly as they were described in the book, setting the world off on the path to extinction.
Yukihiko Tsutsumi (Giappone, 1955) debuted in 1980 and moved to the USA where he made several video clips, among them Homeless with Yoko Ono. In 1994 he went on to become a part of the Office Crescendo production company. Select movies: Crying Out Love… (04) and Memories of Tomorrow (06).
