According to takayuki tatsumi, the cyberpunk genre had reached its peak of popularity in japanese pop culture in 1988, only a year before tetsuo. Shinya tsukamoto, naomasa musaka, tomoroh taguchi, kei fujiwara. Ebola syndrome is a 1996 hong kong exploitation film starring anthony wong and directed by herman yau. The series aired from 1994 to 1996 in syndication as part of the marvel. A strange man known only as the metal fetishist, who seems to have an insane compulsion to. Shinya tsukamotos tetsuo the iron man is the perfect allegory for the industrial world we inhabit. The animated series, is an american animated television series based on marvel comics superhero iron man. The iron man is a microbudget feast of inventive stopmotion and postnuclear cronenbergstyle mutations, a momentous metamorphosis of new flesh and metal akin to both akira and eraserhead. Animated television series 1994 1996 second opening episodes 14 26. As of march 31, 2007, the current regular season ironmen in the four major north american sports are. Its truly a revenge story that touches upon the relationships between man and machine i. Apr 22, 1992 early in shinya tsukamotos film tetsuo.
Iron man disambiguation simple english wikipedia, the. First time vinyl issue of the cult cyberpunk movie soundtrack tetsuo tracks 1, 4, 5 are from tetsuo. Widely accepted as one of the most groundbreaking and seminal cyberpunk movies ever to have been produced in japan, directed by and starring shinya tsukamoto, one of the most criticallylauded directors in the world, tetsuo. The body hammer, which trades the muddy experimental atmosphere for a bigbudget sheen but cant top the cybershock to the system this movie packs. Now, a malevolent essence dwells within him, causing his transformation.
Those watching it for artistic merit and visionary visual experimentation will be in for a ride. It was written, produced, edited, and directed by cultfilm director shinya tsukamoto, and produced by japan home video. The next two rereleases were both by shunji iwai, one of japans most. The soundtrack, the visuals and the outright violation of standard film conventions make this a very interesting film indeed. The iron man doesnt operate under the strictures of narrative cinema. Meanwhile, justin hammer unleashes his robot firepower in order to eliminate stark enterprises. The fetishist easily overpowers the iron man and shows him a postapocalyptic vision of the new world the earth consumed by metal. His reputation sinks to new lows when he begins to target fellow heroes. An hourlong feature from japanese director shinyu tsukamoto, tetsuo also known as tetsuo.
Tetsuo is an experimental movie released in 1989 by japanese director shinya tsukamoto. Tony stark is a billionaire industrialist and genius. The iron man original trailer shinya tsukamoto, 1989. Finally, the difference that truly sets tetsuo and eraserhead apart is the simple fact that tetsuo is mostly understandable, comprehensible, and thoughtful. Director shinya tsukamoto who almost singlehandedly created this movie confronts the audience with his very own visual and sensual universe which is unique in terms of coherence and uncompromisingness. The term iron man is used in multiple sports for players with long streaks of consecutive games. Tsukamoto scours a junkyard, slices open his thigh and sticks a piece of scrap. Tetsuo the iron man special edition with images iron man. With hiroko shimada, haruhiko kato, masato irie, hiroko nakajima. Midori is a comingofage drama set amongst the heady high school world of peer rivalry and sexual awakening, featuring an emotionallydetached highschool girl who, her parents dead, lives with her brother and his overprotective wife.
Aug 08, 2015 this combining of man and iron has garnered much comparison with the aesthetics of similar machineman themes of cyberpunk. Chu ishikawa tetsuo i ii original soundtrack discogs. The iron man, tsukamoto displays a unique visual flair and an unwillingness to present anything less than an unfiltered and fetishistic apocalyptic vision of the future on screen. Theres no real visual effects or cgi, the effects are more practical and on camera. Bodyfused machinery seems to surface quite often in japanese horror, making one wonder if the notoriously long working hours of japanese culture. Hallucinatory scifi from director shinya tsukamoto who takes david cronenbergs bodyhorror themes to their illogicallogical conclusion. Clear jewel case with 12page booklet with credits, photos.
The fetishist makes his way to the iron man s apartment, destroying all metal in his wake. While it may have been shot in black and white 16mm, the creative force in this film is near overwhelming and totally absorbing and it is easy to see why this became an international cult hit and why many hail this as a classic. The sylvester mccoy era 19871990 only season 27 the richard griffiths era 19911995 the paul mcgann era 1996 2000. This 1989 feature was marketed initially as a descendant of the two davids cronenberg and lynch, but with tetsuo. The iron man tells a horrific, cyberpunkinfluenced science fiction tale about the intersection of man and postindustrial technology. The iron man is not a japanese horror movie, but a dark art film which was way ahead of its time. Tetsuo established tsukamoto internationally and created his worldwide cult following. Followed by 2 remake of 1 references 8 referenced in 17 features 1 featured in 10. Gross without being shocking, and anarchic without being fun, this confused and confusing helming debut by the lead actress of cult hit tetsuo. Its one of those films that stays on your mind long after youve seen it. It tells the story of a salary man, who, upon hitting a metal. The iron man, utilizing similar themes and ideas as his first film a japanese salary man, played by cult actor tomorowo taguchi, finds his body transforming into.
On a societal level, tetsuo explores how mans technological dash to the future has resulted in an acute fear of technology, and that its ever encroaching progress is. Tetsuo established tsukamotos fame and created his worldwide cult following. The iron man japan, 1989 is one of those extreme movies that people either love or hate. Although only lasting two seasons, iron man was the subject of a major overhaul between seasons. Tetsuo, the iron man looks like a huge hunk of metal coming to life with wires and cables and metallic objects. This, his third film, is an extremely graphic but also strikinglyfilmed fantasy shot in the same lowbudget, undergroundproduction style as his first two films. The bullet man is a 2009 japanese cyberpunk horror film. Conditions of use privacy notice interest based ads. Following an automobile accident, a man notices that his body is slowly turning into scrap metal.
Apparently, a piece of metal lodged in his head during the accident. The films of shinya tsukamoto oorder in the us via diabolikdvd. The iron man, a supershort black and white movie running at precisely 67 minutes more suited to the art world than the. In the iron man, yatsu is originally a homeless and sadomasochistic outcast with a sexual fascination for metal who is run over by an apathetic couple, the salaryman and the girlfriend, and decides to get his revenge after gaining the power to control metal, starting by infecting the salaryman and slowly transforming him into a metal abomination. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. It is shot in the same lowbudget, undergroundproduction style as his first two films. Iron man the animated series opening season 2 youtube. After being sent out of class due to a dizzy spell, she becomes. Those watching it expecting a simple jhorror flick are bound for disappointment. Thats tetsuo, the true iron man, so the hell with the marvel character. As a fan of the japanese body horror genre, having read a lot of manga and seeing quite a few movies, i wanted to take a look at some of the more original, more classical side of the genre. The 10 weirdest japanese movies worth watching part 1 2 duration.
The iron man 1989 r 07011989 jp horror, science fiction 1h 7m user score. Body hammer ii body hammer is a 1992 japanese cyberpunk body horror film directed by shinya tsukamoto. A businessman accidentally kills the metal fetishist, who gets his revenge by slowly turning the man into a grotesque hybrid of flesh and rusty metal. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The iron man, tetsuo is a 1989 japanese cyberpunk horror film. He possesses the body of the dead girlfriend and attacks the iron man, eventually emerging in his true form. A strange man known only as the metal fetishist is hit and seemingly killed by a japanese salaryman, who then begins to be slowly overtaken tetsuo. The iron man is a 1989 japanese cyberpunk body horror film by cult film director shinya tsukamoto. My work supervisor recommended this to me about a week ago. When the skinheads capture him, they begin to experiment on him.
Now, im not sure what i was expecting, but it definitely wasnt what i watched. Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 are from tetsuo iithe body hammer. With tomoro taguchi, kei fujiwara, nobu kanaoka, shinya tsukamoto. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. While tetsuo is a really bizarre, low budget, surrealist underground japanese cyberpunk movie, it has a number of interesting themes running through it.
The score of the movie was composed by chu ishikawa and is inspired by the german pioneer bands in experimental music einsturzende neubauten and daf deutsch amerikanische freundschaft. It is a biggerbudget sequel to tsukamotos 1989 film tetsuo. Iron man continues his efforts to disable all other armored warriors. Search, discover and share your favorite tetsuo the iron man gifs. Shot on 16mm, tsukamotos 1989 cult fave is a frenetic nightmare allegory of a roboticized society in which people consume, inject and otherwise merge with scrap metal and other household appliances. Body hammer sequel to tetsou this time has the iron man transforming into cyberkinetic gun when a gang of vicious skinheads kidnap his son. Lots of fast forwarding, lots of quick cuts, lots of stop motion animation, lots of every quirky camera movements.
For example, the term iron man of baseball refers to either lou gehrig or cal ripken, jr. This first entry in his selftitled regular sized monster series is followed by a fullcolor sequel, tetsuo ii. The iron man, a character identified only as a metals fetishist mr. The central character is a japanese salary man, an average office worker who is transformed by a brief encounter with.
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