What is Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)'s US theatrical release date?

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)'s US theatrical release date is April 22, 1992.

Who is in the cast of Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)?

Tomorowo Taguchi plays Salaryman, Shinya Tsukamoto plays Metal Fetishist, Kei Fujiwara plays Girlfriend, Nobu Kanaoka plays Woman in Glasses, Naomasa Musaka plays Doctor, Renji Ishibashi plays Tramp.

What are some films like Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)?

Films similar to Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) on Watch Darkly include Possession (1981), Videodrome (1983), Eraserhead (1977), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Body horror

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

1989 · Not rated · 1h 7m · Japanese

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In theaters: April 22, 1992

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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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science-fictionhorror