Japan Synopsis
鉄男
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.
The 1988–1990 Japan Window
110 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tetsuo: The Iron Man sits at position #45.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tetsuo: The Iron Man premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,300 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #53 of 391 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | K2 Spirit, Kaijyu Theater, Japan Home Video |
| Runtime | 1h 7m |
| Release Date | July 1, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0096251 |
| Official Site | tsukamotoshinya.net |