Tetsuo: The Iron Man
1989 [JAPANESE]
Action / Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi
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Manga-influenced man vs. machine Japanese scifi film with a razor-sharp visual style
Breathtaking film making that deserves to be seen, at least once.
There is a knowing relentlessness with both visuals and soundtrack equally compelling that forces attention despite the obvious horrors. Not always quite clear what is going on or to how many or how pleasurable or painful the numerous metallic body insertions are but that there is something that demands our attention is undeniable. The streets rush by, there are repeated showings of the motoring hit and run incident that precipitated everything and still the sound pounds and the metal scrapes. The only comparison possible seems to be Eraserhead with this similar unworldliness yet primal connections and almost unbelievably an element of humour. Breathtaking film making that deserves to be seen, at least once.







