Tetsuo: The Iron Man
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| - | '''''Tetsuo: The Iron Man''''' is a [[1989 in film|1989]] [[Japan]]ese film by cult-film director [[Shinya Tsukamoto]]. This, his third film, is an extremely [[graphic]] but also strikingly-filmed fantasy shot in the same low-budget, [[Underground culture|underground]]-production style as his first two films. ''Tetsuo'' established Tsukamoto internationally and created his worldwide cult. It was followed by less memorable ''[[Tetsuo II: Body Hammer]]''. | + | '''''Tetsuo: The Iron Man''''' is a [[1989 in film|1989]] [[Cinema of Japan|Japanese film]] by director [[Shinya Tsukamoto]]. This, his third film, is an extremely [[graphic]] but also strikingly-filmed fantasy shot in the same [[low-budget]], [[Underground film|underground]]-production style as his first two films. ''Tetsuo'' established Tsukamoto internationally and created his [[cult following|worldwide cult]]. It was followed by the less memorable ''[[Tetsuo II: Body Hammer]]''. |
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| - | The film opens with a man (called only "the man", or sometimes the "Metals [[Fetishism|Fetishist]]") tearing open a massive gash in his leg and shoving in a piece of scrap metal. Upon seeing maggots festering in the wound, he screams, runs out into the street, and is hit by a car. The driver of the car (cult actor [[Taguchi Tomorowo]]) tries to cover up the mess by dumping the body into a ravine, but the dead man comes back to haunt him -- by forcing his body to gradually [[Shapeshifting|metamorphose]] into a walking pile of scrap metal. In one of the film's most controversial sequences, the man discovers his penis has mutated into a gargantuan power [[drill]]. The film ends with a duel between the man and the Fetishist with the pair transformed into a giant [[mutation|mutated]] [[monster]]. | + | The film opens with a man (called only "[[everyman|the man]]" (Tetsuo is a common name in Japan), or sometimes the "Metal [[Fetishism|Fetishist]]") tearing open a massive [[gash]] in his leg and shoving in a piece of scrap [[metal]]. Upon seeing maggots festering in the wound, he screams, runs out into the street, and is hit by a car. The driver of the car (cult actor [[Taguchi Tomorowo]]) tries to cover up the mess by dumping the [[corpse|body]] into a ravine, but the [[revenant|dead man comes back to haunt him]] -- by forcing his body to gradually [[Shapeshifting|metamorphose]] into a walking pile of scrap metal. In one of the film's most controversial sequences, the man discovers his penis has mutated into a gargantuan power [[drill]]. The film ends with a duel between the man and the Fetishist with the pair transformed into a giant [[mutation|mutated]] [[monster]]. |
| == Themes and style == | == Themes and style == | ||
| - | A classic [[doppelgänger]] trope. Features stop-motion sequences paced at break-neck speeds. | + | A classic [[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|Jekyll/Hyde]]/[[doppelgänger]]/[[shapeshifting]] trope. Features stop-motion sequences paced at break-neck speeds. |
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| - | Also, the part with the drill-coming out of the crotch is very disturbing. | + | |
| == Clip == | == Clip == | ||
| http://youtube.com/watch?v=5AYnORotfq8 | http://youtube.com/watch?v=5AYnORotfq8 | ||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/tetsuoim.shtml Review at midnighteye.com] | ||
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Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a 1989 Japanese film by director Shinya Tsukamoto. This, his third film, is an extremely graphic but also strikingly-filmed fantasy shot in the same low-budget, underground-production style as his first two films. Tetsuo established Tsukamoto internationally and created his worldwide cult. It was followed by the less memorable Tetsuo II: Body Hammer.
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Synopsis
The film opens with a man (called only "the man" (Tetsuo is a common name in Japan), or sometimes the "Metal Fetishist") tearing open a massive gash in his leg and shoving in a piece of scrap metal. Upon seeing maggots festering in the wound, he screams, runs out into the street, and is hit by a car. The driver of the car (cult actor Taguchi Tomorowo) tries to cover up the mess by dumping the body into a ravine, but the dead man comes back to haunt him -- by forcing his body to gradually metamorphose into a walking pile of scrap metal. In one of the film's most controversial sequences, the man discovers his penis has mutated into a gargantuan power drill. The film ends with a duel between the man and the Fetishist with the pair transformed into a giant mutated monster.
Themes and style
A classic Jekyll/Hyde/doppelgänger/shapeshifting trope. Features stop-motion sequences paced at break-neck speeds.
Clip
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5AYnORotfq8
External links
