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Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Horror • NR • 1989 • 1 hr 7 min
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7.3
IMDb
6.9

A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a Japanese businessman and his girlfriend. The pair dispose of the corpse in hopes of quietly moving on with their lives. However, the businessman soon finds that he is now plagued by a vicious curse that transforms his flesh into iron.

Starring

Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Naomasa Musaka

Directed By

Shinya Tsukamoto

Written By

Shinya Tsukamoto

Attributes

DarkWatch By Myself

Genre

HorrorScience FictionForeignAnime

Release Date

April 22, 1992

User Reviews

David Hewett
David Hewett
absolutely incredible, with great practical effects and an absurdly kinetic style
Tyler Fredendall
Tyler Fredendall
If Cronenberg and Akira met and made a nightmarish phallic drill having creation. Frantic and oh so Metal!
Yusario
Yusario
Intense and odd, but clearly created with vision and care, even if that vision is super weird and hard to explain.
Sid Swamy
Sid Swamy
Sit down rdj, there’s a new iron man in town
Neat Films
Neat Films
Absolute insanity. Beautifully grotesque.
John
John
If Lynch and Cronenberg collabed and really liked hentai
Nicolás Jiménez Ortiz
Nicolás Jiménez Ortiz
Words can't describe how crazy this movie is.
THE Movie EXSPIRT, Great Mind
THE Movie EXSPIRT, Great Mind
A frenetic fever dream that continues to influence movies today. Funny at times and beautiful black and white visuals.
Frédéric Lamontagne
Frédéric Lamontagne
THE TYPE OF SHIT THAT DEFINES A GENERATION
Brandon Turton
Brandon Turton
The weirdness is on par with Eraserhead.

Stats

Ratings
32 (6%)
80 (14%)
233 (42%)
216 (39%)
7.3 – Based on 560 ratings
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21%
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Cast & Crew

Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya
Tsukamoto
Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo
Taguchi
Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya
Tsukamoto
Kei Fujiwara
Kei
Fujiwara
Nobu Kanaoka
Nobu
Kanaoka
Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa
Musaka
Renji Ishibashi
Renji
Ishibashi
Shinya Tsukamoto
Shinya
Tsukamoto

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