Tetsuo, the Iron Man (1989)

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67 min - Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller - 1 July 1989 (Japan)

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A strange man known only as the "metal fetishist", who seems to have an insane compulsion to stick scrap metal into his body... See full summary »

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Tomorowo Taguchi	...	Man
	Kei Fujiwara	...	Woman
	Nobu Kanaoka	...	Woman in Glasses
	Shin'ya Tsukamoto	...	Metal Fetishist
	Naomasa Musaka	...	Doctor
	Renji Ishibashi	...	Tramp

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A strange man known only as the "metal fetishist", who seems to have an insane compulsion to stick scrap metal into his body, is hit and possibly killed by a Japanese "salaryman", out for a drive with his girlfriend. The salaryman then notices that he is being slowly overtaken by some kind of disease that is turning his body into scrap metal, and that his nemesis is not in fact dead but is somehow masterminding and guiding his rage and frustration-fueled transformation. Written by Serdar Yegulalp <syegul@ix.netcom.com>

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Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

1 July 1989 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Atsalenios andras See more »

Company Credits

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Japan Home Video (JHV), K2 Spirit, Kaijyu Theater See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min | Argentina: 69 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

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Trivia

Based on a play that Shin'ya Tsukamoto had written, directed, and performed in college. See more »

Crazy Credits

(after end credits) GAME OVER See more »

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Referenced in Dead Leaves (2004) See more »

Tetsuo, the Iron Man (1989)
Tetsuo (original title)

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