MW -ムウ- (2009)
MW -ムウ- is a 2009 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Hitoshi Iwamoto, with a running time of 2h 9m. It stars Hiroshi Tamaki, Takayuki Yamada and Rio Yamashita.
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.
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What is MW -ムウ- about?
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.
When was MW -ムウ- released?
MW -ムウ- was released on 3 July 2009.
How long is MW -ムウ-?
MW -ムウ- runs 2h 9m.
Who made MW -ムウ-?
MW -ムウ- was directed by Hitoshi Iwamoto.
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Cast
- Hiroshi Tamaki as Michio Yuki
- Takayuki Yamada as Yutaro Garai
- Rio Yamashita as Mika
- Yusuke Yamamoto as Mizobata
- Toru Kazama as Sanda
- Shingo Tsurumi as Matsuo
- Yasufumi Hayashi as Seiji Tachibana
- Ikuji Nakamura as Shunichi Okazaki
- Ayaka Komatsu as Aiko Ozaki
- Yuriko Ishida as Kyoko Makino
- Ryo Ishibashi as Kazuyuki Sawaki
- Tōru Shinagawa as Minister Yasuo Mochizuki