Those watching it expecting a simple jhorror flick are bound for disappointment. After he accidentally runs down a man with a fetish for implanting scrap metal into his body, a businessman begins morphing into a hybrid. But, strangely, instead of dying, the salaryman finds himself before a mysterious and agonisingly majestic transformationone that twists and bends the pliable human flesh, inextricably intertwining it with the strong and cold iron. It was unlike anything that had ever come out of japan, and upon its release, tetsuo wiped the floor with all other japanese movies, spawned two sequels, and made tsukamoto one of world cinemas biggest stars. Thats tetsuo, the true iron man, so the hell with the marvel character. The iron man entonces podemos adquirir en en formato bluray. Y all been asking for this for a long time and its here. From there on its all swooning lofi cinematography, drill penises, and some of the most nightmarish imagery ever put on film. The iron man, utilizing similar themes and ideas to the earlier film a japanese salaryman, played by cult actor tomorowo taguchi, finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is kidnapped by a gang of violent thugs. Jun 20, 2019 it is a bigger budget reworking of the same directors 1989 movie tetsuo.
Indeed, one could look at all three films as kind of a trilogy, each one an individual take on the society of its time. An over the top study in urban nightmares and body horror, japanese auteur of the grotesque shinya tsukamotos tetsuo. Those watching it for artistic merit and visionary visual experimentation will be in for a ride. An overthetop study in urban nightmares and body horror, japanese auteur of the grotesque shinya tsukamotos tetsuo. Tetsuo bij eye film in amsterdam eye eye filmmuseum. Though technically megatron itself is never played during the whole film. Their workaholism is affecting western culture all the time. Lincipit di uno dei piu disturbanti film mai partoriti da mente umana.
The closing credits of the film feature an original track by industrial rock band nine inch nails entitled theme for tetsuo. In japanese w english subtitles a business man almost kills a metal fetishist. The iron man is not a japanese horror movie, but a dark art film which. The iron man starts with a bizarre merging of flesh and metal and accelerates into a hyperhallucinatory state where springs, wires and solder erupt fountainlike from a mans body, fueled by cyberpunk sensuality and wrought iron perversion. This, his third film, is an extremely graphic but also strikinglyfilmed fantasy shot in the same lowbudget, undergroundproduction style as his first two films. It is a bigger budget reworking of the same directors 1989 movie tetsuo. The iron man is a 1989 japanese cyberpunk body horror film by cult film director shinya tsukamoto. Its one of those films that stays on your mind long after youve seen it. Tetsuo and fetishists transformation into iron man becomes a response to the machinization of the individual in a systematically regimented japan. The iron man in a nonstop barrage of nerveshredding, mindsplitting surrealism that serves as a jarring analysis of the paranoia of industrialization. Somewhere between nightmare and a technofetishists ultimate fantasy, this extraordinary film from shinya tsukamoto caused a sensation when it was first released, and spawned a companion piece, tetsuo ii. Now, there is no turning back, and nothing can stand in the way of the glorious final mutation. The iron man, tetsuo is a 1989 japanese cyberpunk horror film. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
The iron man posted on june 15, 2015 by jaycluitt its never a good sign when i begin my notes to a film with an exclamation of my distaste at what im seeing on screen, so the fact that the first scrawling for tetsuo is gah. The iron man japan, 1989 is one of those extreme movies that people either love or hate. Director shinya tsukamoto has stated that the collaboration with band leader trent reznor marked the fulfillment of a long held ambition to work with the group. The iron man is a 1989 japanese cyberpunk film by cult film director shinya tsukamoto produced by japan home video. It culminates with a fight scene that has to be seen to be believed. Aug 08, 2015 the films influences are similarly varied and, as i will also discuss in the essay, tetsuo. Its about mans revenge against man, technologys revenge against humans, natures revenge against technology and the neverending revenge between elements of karma and the primal forces of the universe. Truly worthy of its avant garde classification, tetsuo the iron man is a testament to the originality that is unique to film and is an unequivocally intriguing and insane experience unlike any. It is shot in the same lowbudget, undergroundproduction style as his first two films. Tetsuo established tsukamotos fame and created his worldwide cult following. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Tetsuo is an experimental movie released in 1989 by japanese director shinya tsukamoto. Tetsuo will either make you fall for it or evidently fall apart.
Mikes film the gravedancers premiered at the tribeca film festival and was released in theaters nationally as part of the first after dark. This movie was critically praised when it was first released in the theaters. The iron man 1989 a metal fetishist, driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound hes made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a japanese businessman and his girlfri. An hourlong feature from japanese director shinyu tsukamoto, tetsuo also known as tetsuo. Chu ishikawa tetsuo i ii original soundtrack 1998, cd.
Somewhere between a modernday nightmare and a technofetishists ultimate fantasy, this extraordinary film from shinya. The iron man tells a horrific, cyberpunkinfluenced science fiction tale about the intersection of man and postindustrial technology. Coming to tokyo first time, one can get lost not only in translation, hehe, but mostly in all these technological gadgets that leave you with only three questions. 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. It was written, produced, edited, and directed by cultfilm director shinya. It was written, produced, edited, and directed by cult film director shinya tsukamoto, and produced by japan home video.
Megatron by chu ishikawa plays over the ending credits of the first movie. Apr 22, 1992 early in shinya tsukamotos film tetsuo. The score of the movie was composed by chu ishikawa and is inspired by the german pioneer bands in experimental music einsturzende neubauten and daf deutsch amerikanische freundschaft. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The film follows a businessman who accidentally murders a metal fetishist who ends up getting his revenge by slowly turning the businessman into a disgusting mass of flesh, metal, and rust. The iron man nude scenes 2 images and 2 videos including appearances from kei fujiwara. Body horror july comes to a close with a film thats part eraserhead, part videodrome, but entirely japanese. The central character is a japanese salary man, an average office worker who is transformed by a brief encounter with.
The iron man was shot on 16mm on a canon scoopic 16 a camera ive never personally had my hands on on what looks like two different film stocks, resulting in more aggressive contrast and film grain that is considerably more pronounced in some sequences than others. My work supervisor recommended this to me about a week ago. Stunningly fascinating, unconventionally disturbing and perfectly made. Indeed, one could look at all three films as kind of a trilogy, each one an individual take on. The fetishist has his revenge by having the businessman slowly turning into a walking junkpile. The iron man is a 1989 japanese cyberpunk film by cultfilm director shinya tsukamoto produced by japan home video. It was written, produced, edited, and directed by cultfilm director shinya tsukamoto, and produced by japan home video. Tsukamoto scours a junkyard, slices open his thigh and sticks a piece of scrap. As much as darren aronofskys pi references this film some shots seem like direct lifts, tetsuo is indebted to david lynchs waking nightmare to procreation, eraserhead. The soundtrack, the visuals and the outright violation of standard film conventions make this a very interesting film indeed. Director shinya tsukamoto who almost singlehandedly created this movie confronts the audience with his very own visual and sensual universe which is unique in terms of coherence and uncompromisingness.
This movie was critically praised when it was first. Considering td from the iron man has a pretty similar guitar riff to nins song sin, the fit was indeed a natural one. Tetsuo the iron man is certainly not your stereotypical kind of film. The iron man, a character identified only as a metals fetishist mr.
Tetsuo established tsukamoto internationally and created his worldwide cult following. The iron man is not a japanese horror movie, but a dark art film which was way ahead of its time. The iron man 1989 a metal fetishist shinya tsukamoto, driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound hes made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is. At the same time, its one of the kind of movies you just really should watch for yourself. A metal fetishist, driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound hes 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 iron man, analysis, interpretations and randomness. A businessman accidentally kills the metal fetishist, who gets his revenge by slowly turning the man into a grotesque hybrid of flesh and rusty. Directed by shinya tsukamoto, its hectic, its nuts, its all over the place. Though it may just seem like one big geek show gross out, tetsuo. The iron man 1989 starring tomorowo taguchi and kei fujiwara on dvd and bluray. The films influences are similarly varied and, as i will also discuss in the essay, tetsuo.