MW

MW (2009)


  • Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
  • Release Date: 2009-07-03
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 25 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 9min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Hitoshi Iwamoto
star 6.2/10
From 25 Ratings

Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Tōru Shinagawa

    as Minister Yasuo Mochizuki
  • Kazue Tsunogae

    as Mrs. Kawamura
Writing Osamu Tezuka Novel
Writing Tetsuya Oishi Screenplay
Writing Shinzo Matsuhashi Screenplay
Directing Hitoshi Iwamoto Director

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