Film

MW -ムウ-

2009 · 2h 9m · Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller

IMDb

5.3

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.

Hiroshi Tamaki

Michio Yuki

Takayuki Yamada

Yutaro Garai

Rio Yamashita

Mika

Yusuke Yamamoto

Mizobata

Toru Kazama

Sanda

Shingo Tsurumi

Matsuo

Yasufumi Hayashi

Seiji Tachibana

Ikuji Nakamura

Shunichi Okazaki

Ayaka Komatsu

Aiko Ozaki

Yuriko Ishida

Kyoko Makino

Ryo Ishibashi

Kazuyuki Sawaki

Tōru Shinagawa

Minister Yasuo Mochizuki

Kazue Tsunogae

Mrs. Kawamura

• Hitoshi IwamotoDirector
• Tetsuya OishiScreenplay
• Shinzo MatsuhashiScreenplay · Producer
• Osamu TezukaNovel
• Toshihiro SugitaExecutive Producer
• Yoshihiro IkeOriginal Music Composer
• 朝原正志Editor

Release date

July 3, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

2h 9m

Rated

PG12

Genres

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller