Film198967 min

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Name: Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Genre: Horror, Science Fiction
Released: 1989
Duration: 67 min
Cast: Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Shinya Tsukamoto, Naomasa Musaka

Taste attributes: horrorscience fictionslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarygrittyemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is inventive, serious and unsavoury. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.0 /10

TMDB · 358 votes

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Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

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