MW
Release Date: 2009-07-03
Rating : 6.3/10
Duration : 129 minutes
Genres : Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Director : Hitoshi Iwamoto
Writer : Tetsuya Oishi, Shinzô Matsuhashi
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.
Cast
Hiroshi Tamaki
Takayuki Yamada
Rio Yamashita
Yusuke Yamamoto
Toru Kazama
Shingo Tsurumi