Tetsuo: The Iron Man Movie (1989): Where to watch and stream online

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

1989, Movie, 1h 7min

An ordinary Japanese salaryman undergoes a shocking metamorphosis in Shinya Tsukamoto’s legendary fusion of body horror and cyberpunk expressionism. A strange man known only as the “metal fetishist” (played by the director)—who is driven by an insane compulsion to pierce his body with scrap metal—is hit and possibly killed by an office worker (Tomoro Taguchi) out for a drive with his girlfriend (Kei Fujiwara). Soon, the salaryman realizes that he is being overtaken by some kind of disease that is turning his body into scrap metal, and that his nemesis is not in fact dead but is somehow masterminding his rage and frustration-fueled transformation.

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Reviews

Critic Nl

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...features some of the strongest screen stuff in recent years...

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Michael Thomsen

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Imponerende visuel oplevelse hvis man er til instustrial-gotisk cyber-punk, eller hvad det hedder. Men underholdningsværdien er svingende, og den føles lidt lang selv med en spilletid på 67 minutter.

3 years ago

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In this mind-bending sci-fi horror film, a young man's obsession with embedding metal into his flesh leads to a grotesque transformation. After a fatal car accident, he becomes a vengeful force, determined to turn the world into twisted metal. His path collides with a salaryman who finds himself slowly consumed by the same dark power, and together they unleash their rage on the city. As their twisted forms converge into a monstrous union, they wreak havoc on humanity in a twisted quest to reshape society in their metallic image.

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You can stream Tetsuo: The Iron Man on: The Criterion Channel Apple TV Store

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Tetsuo: The Iron Man include The Toxic Avenger, Tremors, Flatliners, Body Melt, Tammy and the T-Rex, Hardware.