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MW -ムウ- (2009)

MW -ムウ- (2009)

Science Fiction Drama Thriller
Release Date: 2009, July 3
Directors: Hitoshi Iwamoto
Countries: Japan
Production: Amuse Soft Entertainment, Studio Swan, GAGA Corporation, Shogakukan, D.N. Dream Partners, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Tezuka Productions, Interchannel, Eisei Gekijo, Shirogumi, Tokyu Recreation
Cast: Yuriko Ishida, Ikuji Nakamura, Shingo Tsurumi, Takayuki Yamada, Ryo Ishibashi, Tōru Shinagawa, Hiroshi Tamaki, Toru Kazama, Yasufumi Hayashi, Kazue Tsunogae, Rio Yamashita, Ayaka Komatsu

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.