Live-Action “MW” Coming Our Way!
Dark. Creepy. Disturbing. Probably not adjectives that would come to mind when you think of Osamu Tezuka. But the ‘Godfather of Manga’ penned some surprisingly dark stories, including Dororo and MW. MW is the creepy tale of a young man left without a conscience after surviving a leakage of deadly nerve gas (the ‘MW’ of the title). He kidnaps a kid, promises to release the kid for a ransom, kills the kid, kills the kid’s Dad when he brings the ransom, and has sex with a priest. And that’s just the first chapter.
Being the bloodthirsty bitch that I am, MW is one of my favorite manga. So imagine my delight when I discovered there is a live-action movie in the works!
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-02/tezuka-mw-adapted-for-live-action-film-for-2009
Hopefully the film won’t cut out the tortured relationship between golden boy/serial killer Yuki and Father Garai; Garai’s constant agonizing over their sexual relationship is a powerful aspect of the story. But hey, it’s Japan- they love that stuff over there, right?
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