Japan / Jul 03, 2009 / PG12
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | MW -ムウ- |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Amuse Soft Entertainment, Studio Swan, GAGA Corporation, Shogakukan, D.N. Dream Partners, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Tezuka Productions, Interchannel, Eisei Gekijo, Shirogumi, Tokyu Recreation |
| Release date | 3 luglio 2009 |
| Executive producer | Toshihiro Sugita |
| Production | Shinzo Matsuhashi, Koji Hirano, Shin Yamaguchi |
| Writer | Tetsuya Oishi, Shinzo Matsuhashi, Osamu Tezuka |
| Editing | 朝原正志 |
| Cinematography | Takuro Ishizaka |
| Assistant directors | Takashi Tozaki, Hitoshi Iwamoto |
| Lighting | Hideki Tateno |
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| Camera operators | Takuro Ishizaka |
| Additional photography | Takuro Ishizaka |
| Production design | Kikuo Ohta |
| Art direction | Kikuo Ohta |
| Set decoration | Kikuo Ohta |
| Music | Yoshihiro Ike |
| Sound | Yoshihiro Ike |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Taiwan / Nov 06, 2009 / 輔導級
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