MW

MW

129 mins | Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction | July 3, 2009

A live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s mature manga masterpiece MW (pronounced “moo,” like a cow), created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Tezuka. When a top secret chemical compound called MW infects an island near Okinawa, the military is sent in to kill all the victims and cover up the incident. A survivor named Michio Yuki (Hiroshi Tamaki) grows up to become a highly-successful banker, but he is slowly being driven mad by the effects of MW. After committing a series of ruthless crimes to get revenge against the people responsible for the cover-up, he decides that the only way to truly get revenge is to unleash MW on the world and exterminate the entire human race. Takayuki Yamada stars as Father Garai, a priest desperately trying to save Michios soul—and possibly his own in the process—but not necessarily doing much to stop the crime spree.

MW

129 mins | Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction | July 3, 2009

MW
A live-action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s mature manga masterpiece MW (pronounced “moo,” like a cow), created to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Tezuka. When a top secret chemical compound called MW infects an island near Okinawa, the military is sent in to kill all the victims and cover up the incident. A survivor named Michio Yuki (Hiroshi Tamaki) grows up to become a highly-successful banker, but he is slowly being driven mad by the effects of MW. After committing a series of ruthless crimes to get revenge against the people responsible for the cover-up, he decides that the only way to truly get revenge is to unleash MW on the world and exterminate the entire human race. Takayuki Yamada stars as Father Garai, a priest desperately trying to save Michios soul—and possibly his own in the process—but not necessarily doing much to stop the crime spree.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers
Original title MW
Directors Hitoshi Iwamoto
Writers Shinzô Matsuhashi, Tetsuya Oishi, Osamu Tezuka

Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki

as Michio Yuki

Takayuki Yamada

as Yutaro Garai

Rio Yamashita

as Mika

Yusuke Yamamoto

as Mizobata

Toru Kazama

as Sanda

Shingo Tsurumi

as Matsuo

Yasufumi Hayashi

as Seiji Tachibana

Ikuji Nakamura

as Shunichi Okazaki

Ayaka Komatsu

as Aiko Ozaki

Yuriko Ishida

as Kyoko Makino

Ryo Ishibashi

as Kazuyuki Sawaki

Tôru Shinagawa

as Minister Yasuo Mochizuki

Kazue Tsunogae

as Mrs. Kawamura