Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

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Released:
1989-07-01

Overview:
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.

Director:
Shinya Tsukamoto

Runtime:
1h 7min

Genre:
Horror, Science Fiction

  • Cast:
  • Tomorowo Taguchi
    as
    Salaryman
  • Shinya Tsukamoto
    as
    Metal Fetishist
  • Kei Fujiwara
    as
    Girlfriend
  • Nobu Kanaoka
    as
    Woman in Glasses
  • Naomasa Musaka
    as
    Doctor