MW - 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.

129min
2009
PG12
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.3/10

Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki profile pictureHiroshi TamakiMichio Yuki
Takayuki Yamada profile pictureTakayuki YamadaYutaro Garai
Yasufumi Hayashi profile pictureYasufumi HayashiSeiji Tachibana
Ikuji Nakamura profile pictureIkuji NakamuraShunichi Okazaki
Ayaka Komatsu profile pictureAyaka KomatsuAiko Ozaki
Yuriko Ishida profile pictureYuriko IshidaKyoko Makino
Ryo Ishibashi profile pictureRyo IshibashiKazuyuki Sawaki
Tôru Shinagawa profile pictureTôru ShinagawaMinister Yasuo Mochizuki
Kazue Tsunogae profile pictureKazue TsunogaeMrs. Kawamura

About MW

MW Overview

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.

Age Rating: PG12
Runtime: 129min

Extra details

Original Title: MW
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Hitoshi Iwamoto