Mutafukaz

Mutafukaz
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
  • Shōjirō Nishimi
  • Guillaume "Run" Renard
Screenplay byGuillaume "Run" Renard
Based onMutafukaz
by Guillaume "Run" Renard
Mutafukaz: Operation Blackhead by Team Chman
Produced by
  • Anthony Roux
  • Eiko Tanaka
  • Frédéric Puech
Starring
Edited byIvy Buirette
Marie-Laure Vanglabeke
Music byThe Toxic Avenger
Guillaume Houzé
Production
companies
Distributed byTamasa (France)
Parco (Japan)
Release dates
  • June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13) (Annecy Festival)
  • May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23) (France)
  • October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12) (Japan)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
CountriesFrance
Japan
LanguagesFrench[2]
Japanese[2]
English[2]
Box office$461,724[3]

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 co-production between French studio Ankama Animations and the Japanese Studio 4°C,[2] directed by Shōjirō Nishimi and Guillaume "Run" Renard.[6] The comic would be published in English as M.F.K.Z. by Behemoth Comics' Happy Tank imprint 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.

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  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Annecy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "MFKZ (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 30, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "MFKZ in Select U.S. Cinemas Nationwide on October 11 & 16". Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.


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