The Prince Charles Cinema

Tetsuo : The Iron Man

  • 1989
  • 64mins
  • Japan
  • (18)
  • Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto Starring Shinya Tsukamoto, Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Naomasa Musaka, Renji Ishibashi

One of the most influential cyberpunk films of all time, Tetsuo The Iron Man chronicles a salaryman's (Tomorowo Taguchi) transformation from man to metal after himself and his girlfriend (Kei Fujiwara) accidentally run down a metal fetishist (Shin’ya Tsukamoto) with their car. Soundtracked by pulsating punk, Tetsuo The Iron Man remains one of the most explosive films.

Tetsuo The Iron Man opens the season Tetsuo And Beyond, presented with the National Film and Television School’s Film Studies, Programming and Curation MA.

Wednesday 15th October