MW -ムウ-

MW -ムウ-

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.

DramaScience FictionThriller

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

2009-07-03

Runtime

129 minutes

Status

Released

Cast

Production Companies

Amuse Soft Entertainment

Amuse Soft Entertainment

Studio Swan

GAGA Corporation

GAGA Corporation

Shogakukan

Shogakukan

D.N. Dream Partners

D.N. Dream Partners

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Nippon Television Network Corporation

Tezuka Productions

Tezuka Productions

Interchannel

Eisei Gekijo

Eisei Gekijo

Shirogumi

Shirogumi

Tokyu Recreation

Tokyu Recreation