Mutafukaz[a] (Japanese: ムタフカズ －MUTAFUKAZ－, Hepburn: Mutafukazu, released as MFKZ in some markets)[4]is a 2017 French-Japanese adult animatedscience fiction film based on the comic series and the short film of the same name.[5]The film was a French-Japanese co-production between Ankama Animations and Studio 4°C[2]and is directed by Shōjirō Nishimi and Guillaume "Run" Renard.[6]The comic would be published in English as M.F.K.Z. by the Behemoth Comics imprint, Happy Tank beginning in June 2021.[7][8]Mutafukaz was released in France on May 23, 2018 and in Japan on October 12, 2018. At the end of December 2022, it was added to Hulu's streaming platform.
Mutafukaz
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Shōjirō Nishimi
Guillaume "Run" Renard
Screenplay by
Guillaume "Run" Renard
Based on
Mutafukaz by Guillaume "Run" Renard Mutafukaz: Operation Blackhead by Team Chman
A young woman carrying an infant is chased by black-suited men. Some of the men are killed by a dog who sprouts black tentacles. The woman manages to hide the baby in a dumpster before she is killed by one of the men.
22 years later, the infant named Angelino, lives in a run-down apartment in Dark Meat City (DMC) with his friend Vinz and countless "pet" cockroaches. While making a delivery, Angelino is distracted by Luna, a beautiful young woman, and is hit by a truck. This causes Angelino to start having headaches and hallucinate. The MIB, strange men in black suits led by a white-suited man named Bruce, begin pursuing Angelino. Angelino calls his friend Willy, and they hide in the rundown crime neighborhood of Palm Hills. Angelino and Vinz are later found again by the MIB, who engage the local gangs in a gunfight, killing people from both sides. Elsewhere, a Luchador tells his comrades about a vision he had about a potential evil they must combat.
In the restaurant they frequent, Angelino and Vinz run into Luna, who is actually working with the MIB and gets the two captured. Luna's father, Mr. K, is the leader of an alien race called Macho who have infiltrated the Earth including politicians and the police in order to eventually colonize the planet. Angelino is the child of a Macho father and a human woman which results in unpredictable and potentially powerful combinations that Mr. K wants to exploit. Mr. K tries to brainwash Angelino and convince him to kill his friend Vinz, while Luna switches sides after witnessing Angelino's past. They are rescued by the group of Luchadors who have followed Angelino's pet cockroaches that instinctively tracked Angelino down, and are joined by a scientist named Fagor who was the only one out of several kidnapped scientists working with the Macho.
Crocodile (a MIB from earlier) arrives at Willy's house and holds him hostage. Angelino and Vinz decide to return and Angelino rescues Willy. The Luchadores and Fagor launch the rocket, triggering it to snow across the country, freezing and killing all of the hidden Macho, while causing a news helicopter to crash, destroying Willy's house and killing Crocodile. Angelino, being half Macho, begins freezing, but is saved by Luna's kiss and she apologizes to him. Bruce arrives for a climactic fight against Angelino, who saves Luna from being killed and refuses to use his Macho powers. Before Bruce takes the opportunity to kill Angelino, the local gangs gun him down as revenge for previously invading their hood and for shooting their leader in the eye.
Two months later, everything goes back to "normal" with people forgetting about the incident. Vinz finally gets a job at the restaurant they frequent. Angelino writes letters to Luna who disappeared after his fight with Bruce despite not knowing where in DMC she is. Willy, who also disappeared after the fight, creates his first music single. Mr. K is shown to have survived and has set up a base on the moon, where he begins sending UFOs to potentially invade earth.
Mutafukaz had its world premiere on June 13, 2017 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.[2]The film was released in France on May 23, 2018. Parco released the film in Japan on October 12, 2018.[10][11]GKIDS released the English dub of the film in a limited theatrical run in the U.S. and Canada on October 11 and October 16, 2018.[4][12]MFKZ was added to Hulu's streaming platform at the end of December 2022.
Receptionedit
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 39% based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 4.90/10.[13]
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Mutafukaz a Japanese ムタフカズ MUTAFUKAZ Hepburn Mutafukazu released as MFKZ in some markets 4 is a 2017 French Japanese adult animated science fiction film based on the comic series and the short film of the same name 5 The film was a French Japanese co production between Ankama Animations and Studio 4 C 2 and is directed by Shōjirō Nishimi and Guillaume Run Renard 6 The comic would be published in English as M F K Z by the Behemoth Comics imprint Happy Tank beginning in June 2021 7 8 Mutafukaz was released in France on May 23 2018 and in Japan on October 12 2018 At the end of December 2022 it was added to Hulu s streaming platform MutafukazTheatrical release posterDirected byShōjirō NishimiGuillaume Run RenardScreenplay byGuillaume Run RenardBased onMutafukazby Guillaume Run RenardMutafukaz Operation Blackhead by Team ChmanProduced byAnthony RouxEiko TanakaFrederic PuechStarringOrelsan Gringe Redouanne Harjane Feodor AtkineEdited byIvy BuiretteMarie Laure VanglabekeMusic byThe Toxic AvengerGuillaume HouzeProductioncompaniesAnkama AnimationsStudio 4 CDistributed byTamasa France Parco Japan Release datesJune 13 2017 2017 06 13 Annecy Festival May 23 2018 2018 05 23 France October 12 2018 2018 10 12 Japan Running time93 minutes 1 CountriesFranceJapanLanguagesFrench 2 Japanese 2 English 2 Box office 461 724 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Voice cast 3 Release 4 Reception 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksPlot editA young woman carrying an infant is chased by black suited men Some of the men are killed by a dog who sprouts black tentacles The woman manages to hide the baby in a dumpster before she is killed by one of the men 22 years later the infant named Angelino lives in a run down apartment in Dark Meat City DMC with his friend Vinz and countless pet cockroaches While making a delivery Angelino is distracted by Luna a beautiful young woman and is hit by a truck This causes Angelino to start having headaches and hallucinate The MIB strange men in black suits led by a white suited man named Bruce begin pursuing Angelino Angelino calls his friend Willy and they hide in the rundown crime neighborhood of Palm Hills Angelino and Vinz are later found again by the MIB who engage the local gangs in a gunfight killing people from both sides Elsewhere a Luchador tells his comrades about a vision he had about a potential evil they must combat In the restaurant they frequent Angelino and Vinz run into Luna who is actually working with the MIB and gets the two captured Luna s father Mr K is the leader of an alien race called Macho who have infiltrated the Earth including politicians and the police in order to eventually colonize the planet Angelino is the child of a Macho father and a human woman which results in unpredictable and potentially powerful combinations that Mr K wants to exploit Mr K tries to brainwash Angelino and convince him to kill his friend Vinz while Luna switches sides after witnessing Angelino s past They are rescued by the group of Luchadors who have followed Angelino s pet cockroaches that instinctively tracked Angelino down and are joined by a scientist named Fagor who was the only one out of several kidnapped scientists working with the Macho Crocodile a MIB from earlier arrives at Willy s house and holds him hostage Angelino and Vinz decide to return and Angelino rescues Willy The Luchadores and Fagor launch the rocket triggering it to snow across the country freezing and killing all of the hidden Macho while causing a news helicopter to crash destroying Willy s house and killing Crocodile Angelino being half Macho begins freezing but is saved by Luna s kiss and she apologizes to him Bruce arrives for a climactic fight against Angelino who saves Luna from being killed and refuses to use his Macho powers Before Bruce takes the opportunity to kill Angelino the local gangs gun him down as revenge for previously invading their hood and for shooting their leader in the eye Two months later everything goes back to normal with people forgetting about the incident Vinz finally gets a job at the restaurant they frequent Angelino writes letters to Luna who disappeared after his fight with Bruce despite not knowing where in DMC she is Willy who also disappeared after the fight creates his first music single Mr K is shown to have survived and has set up a base on the moon where he begins sending UFOs to potentially invade earth Voice cast editCharacter French Japanese English Angelino Orelsan 1 Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Kenn Michael 9 Vinz Gringe 1 Tokio Emoto Vince Staples 9 Willy Redouanne Harjane 1 Shinnosuke Mitsushima Dino Andrade 4 Mister K Feodor Atkine 1 Hidekatsu Shibata Giancarlo Esposito 4 Luna Kelly Marot Sumire Uesaka Dascha Polanco 4 Bruce Macchabee Julien Kramer Hayato Fujii ja Danny Trejo 4 El Diablo Julien Kramer Kazushi Sakuraba Antonio Alvarez Randy Crocodile Emmanuel Karsen Songha ja Michael Chiklis 4 El Tigre Alain Dorval Yuki Nakai Jorge Gutierrez 4 Professor Fagor Gilbert Levy Minoru Kihara Bill Lobley 4 Popeye Shakespeare Frantz Confiac Songha RZA 4 Release editMutafukaz had its world premiere on June 13 2017 at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2 The film was released in France on May 23 2018 Parco released the film in Japan on October 12 2018 10 11 GKIDS released the English dub of the film in a limited theatrical run in the U S and Canada on October 11 and October 16 2018 4 12 MFKZ was added to Hulu s streaming platform at the end of December 2022 Reception editOn Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 39 based on 18 reviews with an average rating of 4 90 10 13 Notes edit An eye dialect of mother fuckers References edit a b c d e Mutafukaz Annecy Film Credits Archived from the original on 2018 09 10 Retrieved 2018 09 10 a b c d e Mutafukaz Annecy Programme Archived from the original on 2018 09 10 Retrieved 2018 09 10 MFKZ 2018 Box Office Mojo Archived from the original on July 30 2022 Retrieved November 22 2018 a b c d e f g h i j MFKZ in Select U S Cinemas Nationwide on October 11 amp 16 Archived from the original on 2018 09 10 Retrieved 2018 09 10 Lang Jamie June 11 2017 Annecy See the First English Subtitled Trailer for Ankama s Mutafukaz Exclusive Variety Archived from the original on January 5 2019 Retrieved September 9 2018 Lang Jamie June 12 2017 Mutafukaz creator director Guillaume Run Renard talks inspiration animation and adaptation Variety Archived from the original on July 11 2018 Retrieved July 10 2018 Johnston Rich February 22 2021 Behemoth Comics Launch New YA Publishing Imprint Happy Tank For May Bleeding Cool Archived from the original on February 22 2021 Retrieved February 22 2021 Dohm Sanchez Jeffrey February 22 2021 BEHEMOTH COMICS ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THEIR HAPPY TANK IMPRINT ICv2 Archived from the original on February 22 2021 Retrieved February 22 2021 a b Blais Billie Braudie Strauss Matthew September 27 2018 Watch a New Trailer for the Vince Staples Starring Anime Film MFKZ Pitchfork Archived from the original on September 20 2019 Retrieved October 19 2018 French Japanese Mutafukaz by STUDIO 4 C Gets Japan Release Archived from the original on 2018 09 10 Retrieved 2018 09 10 Goodfellow Melanie February 15 2018 Celluloid Dreams sells Mutafukaz to UK Germany exclusive Screen Daily Archived from the original on June 12 2018 Retrieved September 9 2018 French Alan July 26 2018 GKIDS picks up North American Rights to MFKZ Awards Circuit Archived from the original on September 8 2018 Retrieved September 8 2018 MFKZ 2018 Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes Archived from the original on March 15 2024 Retrieved April 20 2022 External links editOfficial website Mutafukaz at IMDb nbsp Official Japanese website Official GKIDS Films website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mutafukaz amp oldid 1217817794, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
