“The penis is evil.” - Zardoz When was the last time your city was torn apart by a towering metal penis? A button-down wage earner and his girlfriend are driving in the city when they hit a man. They then cart him to a field and dump him. Seems the two were having sex while driving, and their hit-&-run arouses them still further until they are having sex at the scene in the full knowledge that their…
SOLID METAL NIGHTMARES
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.
Top Cast
Tomorowo Taguchi
Salaryman
Shinya Tsukamoto
Metal Fetishist
Kei Fujiwara
Girlfriend
Nobu Kanaoka
Woman in Glasses
Naomasa Musaka
Doctor
Renji Ishibashi
Tramp
Reviews
Just another Japanese-language, surreal, horrifying, chilling, gross, sadistic, industrial sixty seven minute nightmare in glorious black and white. What can I say about the plot? A victim of a hit-and-run accident has his revenge on the couple that ran him over. That sounds like a pitch to an average Hollywood movie, and it has been done, but "Tetsuo: The Iron Man" quickly leaves all safe Hollywood ingredients in…
FAQ about Tetsuo: The Iron Man
What is Tetsuo: The Iron Man about?
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…
When was Tetsuo: The Iron Man released?
Tetsuo: The Iron Man was released in 1989.
What genres does Tetsuo: The Iron Man belong to?
Tetsuo: The Iron Man is categorised as Horror, Science Fiction.
Who stars in Tetsuo: The Iron Man?
The cast of Tetsuo: The Iron Man includes Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Naomasa Musaka.