Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Tetsuo (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 7min
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- 01 Jul 1989 (Japan)
- Movie
A businessman accidentally kills The Metal Fetishist, who gets his revenge by slowly turning the man into a grotesque hybrid of flesh and rusty metal.
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- 2 wins.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
| Tomorô Taguchi | ... |
Man
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| Kei Fujiwara | ... |
Woman
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| Nobu Kanaoka | ... |
Woman in Glasses
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| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ... |
Metal Fetishist
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Naomasa Musaka | ... |
Doctor
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| Renji Ishibashi | ... |
Tramp
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Directed by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ||
Written by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ... | producer |
Music by
| Chu Ishikawa | ||
Cinematography by
| Kei Fujiwara | ||
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ||
Editing by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ||
Art Direction by
| Shin'ya Tsukamoto | ||
Costume Design by
| Kei Fujiwara | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Shozin Fukui | ... | assistant director |
| Tomoko Ishigami | ... | assistant director |
| Nobu Kanaoka | ... | assistant director |
| Tomoko Kodaka | ... | assistant director |
| Hiroyuki Kojima | ... | assistant director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mitsuhiro Ozaki | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Andrew P. Kirkham | ... | dvd & bluray producer [gb] |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Action Gitanes (1994) (France) (theatrical)
- Premium Films (1993) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Cinema Mondo (1993) (Finland)
- Des Films (France) (DVD) (???)
- Fox Lorber (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1994) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Image Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Kaijyu Theater
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- Nikkatsu (2019) (World-wide) (except Japan)
- Original Cinema (1992) (United States) (subtitled)
- Palisades Tartan (2008) (United Kingdom)
- Palisades Tartan (1989) (United States)
- Rapid Eye Movies (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Raro Video (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
- Siren Visual Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Siren Visual Entertainment (2002) (New Zealand) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (France) (DVD)
- Tartan Video USA (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- The Home Cinema Group (1991) (Australia) (video) (under the 'Curzon' label)
- There's Enterprise (Japan) (DVD)
- Third Window Films (2012) (United Kingdom)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film was based on a play that Shin'ya Tsukamoto had written, directed and performed in college. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità (2022). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | (after end credits) GAME OVER See more » |
| Quotes |
Metals Fetishist:
Together, we can turn this fucking world to rust! See more » |