IMDb
5.3 /10
288 votes


Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2009 · 2h 9min
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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Amuse Soft EntertainmentStudio Swan
GAGA Corporation
Shogakukan
D.N. Dream Partners
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Tezuka ProductionsInterchannelNo streaming info for United States at the moment.
IMDb
5.3 /10
288 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
38 /100
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TMDB
6.4 /10
29 votes
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Weighted average
5.1/10