鉄男
SOLID METAL NIGHTMARES
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.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) is a horror and science fiction film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, released on July 1, 1989 with a runtime of 1h 7m. It stars Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kei Fujiwara and Nobu Kanaoka. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 732 ratings.
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Tomorowo Taguchi
as Salaryman
Shinya Tsukamoto
as Metal Fetishist
Kei Fujiwara
as Girlfriend
Nobu Kanaoka
as Woman in Glasses
Naomasa Musaka
as Doctor
Renji Ishibashi
as Tramp
Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, written by Shinya Tsukamoto, produced by Shinya Tsukamoto.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 732 ratings.
“The penis is evil.” - Zardoz When was the last time your city was torn apart by a towering metal penis? A button-down wage earner and his girlfriend are driving in the city when they hit a man. They then cart him to a field and dump him. Seems the two were having sex while driving, and their hit-&-run arouses them still further until they are having sex at the scene in the full knowledge that their (presumably…
Reviewed on February 8, 2017
Just another Japanese-language, surreal, horrifying, chilling, gross, sadistic, industrial sixty seven minute nightmare in glorious black and white. What can I say about the plot? A victim of a hit-and-run accident has his revenge on the couple that ran him over. That sounds like a pitch to an average Hollywood movie, and it has been done, but "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" quickly leaves all safe Hollywood ingredients in…
Reviewed on September 30, 2023
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The main cast of Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) includes Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka and Naomasa Musaka. The film was directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man was released on July 1, 1989 and runs for 1h 7m.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 732 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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