Tetsuo: The Iron Man
1989

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

★ 6.9 / 10
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Directed by Shin'ya Tsukamoto
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Synopsis

Mad with pain by the festering wound in his thigh, an extreme sado-sexual "Metal Fetishist" dashes out into the street, and is accidentally hit by the car of a white-collar worker and his girlfriend. But, strangely, instead of dying, the salaryman finds himself before a mysterious and agonisingly majestic transformation--one that twists and bends the pliable human flesh, inextricably intertwining it with the strong and cold iron. Now, there is no turning back, and nothing can stand in the way of the glorious final mutation. Is this the beginning of a new era?

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Why Eltorama recommends this film

Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Shinya Tsukamoto shot it on 16mm in Tokyo with a crew of three, including himself. The film hums with industrial noise; the protagonist gradually turns into a metal machine. The closest cinema has come to capturing what it feels like to be inside a riot.