Tetsuo: The Iron Man

3.6

(231)

Horror

Science Fiction

1989

67 min

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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"I watched this at age 10, when my father was a metalworker and worked third shift. Trying to sleep after watching this movie was already hard, but hearing the door open late at night as the smell of iron crept throughout the house made it all the scarier. "

Sages

"That was weird… "

Kweku Ananse Haki

"This flick will burn your eyeballs with sights you will never seen again, except in your nightmares. It's impossible to describe, so go see it. "

James Lovell

"More weird than anything else... it's got an interesting concept, I'll give it that."

Michael Prentice

"I adored the soundtrack. So freaking cool. "

Bingust

"It grows in your mind during and after you see it. Twisted."

Faith Shaffer

"A good film but not one for everyone. The story is esoteric and not because of any language or cultural barrier. This is a film for the sci-fi, indie, and horror buffs who don’t mind experimental stuff. Much of this movie feels like a 90s industrial music video and the movie mixes perversion with uniquely Japanese body horror. A success but to a question not everyone will appreciate. "