Tetsuo: The Iron Man
“Metal invades the flesh. Murder consumes the mind.”
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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3 films
Cast
6 people
Tomorowo Taguchi
Salaryman
Known for
House of Ninjas
Sanctuary
Shinya Tsukamoto
Metal Fetishist
Known for
Ichi the Killer
Silence
Kei Fujiwara
Girlfriend
Known for
The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo
The Neptune Factor
Nobu Kanaoka
Woman in Glasses
Known for
The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo
Tokyo Fist
Naomasa Musaka
Doctor
Known for
THE DAYS
Tokyo Fist
Renji Ishibashi
Tramp
Known for
Audition
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Shinya Tsukamoto Director · Chu Ishikawa Composer Kei Fujiwara Cinematographer
Budget $56K · United States release April 22, 1992 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Budget
$55,500
Production
Kaijyu Theater
Production
Japan Home Video (JHV)
Production
K2 Spirit
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
鉄男
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · June 1, 1989
Premiere · Fantafestival
Japan · July 1, 1989
Theatrical
United States · April 22, 1992
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States · May 26, 1993
Physical · VHS
United States
July 12, 2005 · Physical · DVD
June 25, 2016 · Premiere · New York Asian Film Festival
May 26, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
France
October 5, 1994 · Theatrical
September 5, 2014 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
April 23, 2022 · Premiere · Lyon Science-Fiction Festival Les Intergalactiques
Germany
September 19, 2005 · Physical · DVD
May 30, 2019 · Premiere · Nippon Connection Film Festival
Italy
October 15, 1991 · Premiere · Futuro Remoto Film Festival
April 7, 2025 · Theatrical
Japan
June 2, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
Spain
April 11, 2003 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
September 1, 1991 · Theatrical
April 22, 2002 · Physical · DVD
October 8, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
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