Tetsuo: The Iron Man
1989•NR•1h 7m•7.0•Released
HorrorScience Fiction
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
Writer
Shinya Tsukamoto
Budget
$0M
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Kaijyu Theater
Cast
Tomorowo Taguchi
Salaryman
Shinya Tsukamoto
Metal Fetishist
Kei Fujiwara
Girlfriend
Nobu Kanaoka
Woman in Glasses
Naomasa Musaka
Doctor
Renji Ishibashi
Tramp
Production
Company
Kaijyu Theater
Producer
Shinya Tsukamoto
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