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Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

Science Fiction Horror

SOLID METAL NIGHTMARES

Release Date: 1989, July 1
Directors: Shinya Tsukamoto
Countries: Japan
Production: Kaijyu Theater
Cast: Naomasa Musaka, Renji Ishibashi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka

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.

Keywords:

dystopia cyberpunk gore romantic black and white transformation fetishism