- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- July 1, 1989 (35 years ago)
- Alias
- Tetsuo
- Language
- Japanese
- Origin
- Japan
- Genres
- Body Horror
- Production companies
- K2 Spirit · Kaijyu Theater
- Runtime
- 1h 07m
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
A metal fetishist, driven insane 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.
A metal fetishist, driven insane 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.
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Reviews
Review: Tetsuo: The Iron Man Shinya Tsukamoto’s fetishistic Tetsuo: The Iron Man is certainly worthy of Cronenberg.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man - Movie Review Trying to describe Tetsuo is like trying to describe the aftermath of a plane crash -- one that you've just been in. Twisted scraps of metal mix with