Somewhere between a modern-day nightmare and a techno-fetishist’s ultimate fantasy, this extraordinary black and white film from Shinya Tsukamoto caused a sensation when it was first released, and spawned a companion piece, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer.
Concerning itself with a young man’s gradual mutation into a metal-being, the film takes a surreal journey into a dark and disturbing world where D.I.Y body transformations and post-human women with deadly robot arms form the fabric of a strange new reality. Likened to the work of Lynch and Cronenberg, Tetsuo moulds explosive violence, bizarre sexual imagery and jet-black humor into a cinematic experience like you’ve never seen before. |
Title | Tetsuo: The Iron Man |
Year | 1989 |
Country | Japan |
Director | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Actors | Taguchi Tomorowo , Kei Fujiwara |
Nobu Kanaoko, Lia Nickson | |
Language | Japanese |
Subtitles | English |
Runtime | 67 Minutes |
Rating | NR |