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Tetsuo

Shinya Tsukamoto / JP, 1989 / 67 min.

Watch Tetsuo: The Iron Manto see how a man transformed into a half-metal monster takes out his anger on the world. Shin'ya Tsukamoto’s cult production plays on the theme of the man-machine who possesses supernatural powers and destroys everything and everybody that gets in his way.

Tetsuo the iron man 2

Preceded by a lecture (in English) by Tom Mes, author of a book on Shin'ya Tsukamoto. Mes deals with the origins and the influence of Tetsuo, including rare footage from the private archive of director Tsukamoto.

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Director

Shinya Tsukamoto

Production year

1989

Country

JP

Original title

Tetsuo

Length

67 min.

Format

Blu-ray, DCP

Part of

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