It aint showing a whole lot more than the previous teasers but a fresh - and slightly longer - teaser for the live action adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's manga MW has just arrived online. And for those who only know Tezuka as the creator of the classic Astroboy, well, you're in for a surprise because this is darker stuff by far.
What's it about? Here's how Nippon Cinema summarized:
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.
I like the fatalistic mood set in these. Not read this Tezuka so I can't gauge how it is as an adaptation, but Adolf, Phoenix and Buddha are some of the greatest stories I have had the pleasure to read. Adolf in particular would make an astounding trilogy (series?) of films.
Tamaki Hirosi fits great with the character but I just can´t understand why the priest looks like a jpop singer, it´s a real pity.