Country / Region
Japan
Year   |   1989
Format   |   DCP
Color   |   Black & White
Length   |   67 min
Rating   |   18+
Tetsuo: The Iron Man

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 the hope 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.



TSUKAMOTO Shinya

Born in 1960, Tsukamoto Shinya is a Japanese director. Best known for Tetsuo: The Iron Man, A Snake of June and Kotoko, which won the Horizons Award at the 2011 Venice. His Tetsuo: The Bullet Man, Fires on the Plain and Killing were nominated for the Golden Lion at Venice.

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