[16] Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle praised the film's cinematography, pacing, and themes; calling the film "a ferociously original 16mm nightmare". Nick Riganas, I heard about this movie reading a comic book magazine in elementary school. The film's success attracted international attention to Japanese cinema and prompted a revival of Japanese independent film in the 1990s. Baffled, he wants by all means to obtain such a weapon of destruction and he finds himself caught in the middle of a ... See full summary ». The salaryman flees in terror to a toilet and is briefly able to escape by stabbing the woman with a pen and then running and hiding in a workshop. [1][4] In Tom Mes's 2005 book Iron Man: The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto, he interviewed Tomorowo Taguchi (the only member of cast/crew who didn't live on set). [17], Prior to the release of Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Japanese films had largely been ignored by international film festivals. It was written, produced, edited, and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. Tetsuo: The Iron Man by ultragoji2. It was screened without subtitles because the filmmakers couldn't afford to add them. "[15] Slant Magazine's Ed Gonzalez rated the film three and a half out of four stars, comparing the film to the works of David Cronenberg. 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. Who dares to defy the ultimate body-hammer? But Tetsuo: The Iron Man, a pulsing technological nightmare that celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2019 turns body horror on its head, looking away from biology and towards technology, creating a dystopian look at how we relate to technology, and how it relates to us. A salaryman (Tomorowo Taguchi) is tormented by visions of metal and industrial machinery. She soon finds him but he is able to defeat her. [9] The film was also released on laserdisc in the United States by Image Entertainment in 1993. A metal fetishist (Shinya Tsukamoto) enters his Tokyo hideout, which is full of metal parts and photos of famous athletes. 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. Soon the man appears to be hallucinating about people sprouting metal appendages until it begins to happen to him. Upon realizing this, the Iron Man electrocutes himself again. "[5] Tsukamoto later admitted he had considered burning the film's negatives because the whole production had been such a bad experience. The salaryman is on his way to work. Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a 1989 horror film directed by Shinya Tsukomoto, not to be confused with the Marvel film series of the same name. Those watching it for artistic merit and visionary visual experimentation will be in for a ride. Tetsuo: The Iron Man. It currently has a 79% rating on film review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 7.10/10 based on 14 reviews. Finally, she stabs him in the neck with a kitchen knife. Its unlikely accessibility. By the end of the production, most of the crew had abandoned Tsukamoto because the filming conditions were so difficult. A man sees his life changed forever when his fiancee shoots herself. This results in the two men merging into a single, tank-like monster. The real meat was Tetsuo.The "plot" of this film revolves around a businessman (who apparently like to have sex with his girlfriend in public places and film it) who is involved in a hit and run auto accident with a metal fetishist. He possesses the body of the dead girlfriend and attacks the Iron Man, eventually emerging in his true form. Color, dialog, etc.10/10. Strange that … As he runs from his small dwelling in … To compare it to a film I've seen I'd say it reminds me of "Un Chien Andalou" with about three more lines of dialog and a lot more gore and violence.I also recommend the sequel Tetsuo II: Body Hammer. He possesses the body of the dead girlfriend and attacks the Iron Man, eventually emerging in his true form. Toward the end, only the actors were still around. Tetsuo: The Iron Man 1989 ★★★★ Rewatched Oct 02, 2020. It's true that almost every day I went there another crew member would have left. Afterwards, his girlfriend eats suggestively. It might seem counterintuitive to suggest a film that’s so abrasive to watch … A fight ensues and the fetishist chases the Iron Man across the city, before being briefly incapacitated by a vision from childhood where he is repeatedly beaten by a man (Renji Ishibashi) with a metal rod. She pokes it with a pen and is quickly overcome by it, turning her into a metal, zombie-like monster controlled by the fetishist. Which of these debut films would you most like to watch (or watch again, if you've already seen them)? Cecil Selwyn’s review published on Letterboxd: Together, we can turn this fucking world to rust! [11] The set was released on May 26, 2020. It is shot in the same low-budget, underground-production style as his first two films. Suspecting that his childhood friend, a professional boxer, is having a love affair with his fiancée, a businessman starts training rigorously in order to take him down. A business man almost kills a metal fetishist. [3], Tetsuo: The Iron Man struggled to find an audience until it was shown at the 1989 Fantafestival in Rome where it received the award for best film. A family moves to the country to run a rustic mountain inn when, to their horror, the customers begin befalling sudden and unlikely fates. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (鉄男, Tetsuo) is a 1989 Japanese cyberpunk body horror film. A programmer at a TV station that specializes in adult entertainment searches for the producers of a dangerous and bizarre broadcast. The salaryman's transformation into "the Iron Man" is complete. If this isn't bad enough he soon finds out the man he hit (played by the director of the film) is in fact alive and rather peeved.Absolutely insane violence permeates the film which retains its punch through the black and white film.The review I read about this film compared it to Eraserhead (A film I still have not seen) which I believe says a lot about Eraserhead. The fetishist easily overpowers the Iron Man and shows him a post-apocalyptic vision of the "New World" - the Earth consumed by metal. It is shot in the same low-budget, underground-production style as his first two films. You most like to watch ( or watch again, if you 've already seen them ) international attention Japanese... 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