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1 July 1989 (Japan) morePlot:
A strange man known only as the "metal fetishist", who seems to have an insane compulsion to stick scrap metal into his body... more | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
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Revolving Video Podcast Episode 12: The Takeuchi Code (From LateFilmFull. 19 May 2009, 7:12 AM, PDT)
Japan Launches 'Tetsuo Project' at Cannes 2009!
(From FEARnet. 8 May 2009, 8:58 AM, PDT)
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Rust in peace... Brilliant but shocking for most people moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Tomorowo Taguchi | ... | Man |
| Kei Fujiwara | ... | Woman |
| Nobu Kanaoka | ... | Woman in Glasses |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Renji Ishibashi | ... | Tramp |
| Naomasa Musaka | ... | Doctor |
| Shinya Tsukamoto | ... | Metals Fetishist |
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67 min | Argentina:69 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)Country:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Germany:16 | Singapore:(Banned) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R | New Zealand:R13 | UK:18 | USA:Not Rated | Argentina:16Fun Stuff
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This movie can be explored in many ways: the relationship between human life and technology is the first which comes to mind. Then maybe this fits into a larger theme of industrialization. Still, there are several ways of interpreting each scene and at times I had the feeling that they try to show - or to produce a metaphor for - human emotions, such as cheating, sorrow, the will not to die alone. "And we can rust the whole world and scatter it into the dust of universe" You will certainly make what you want of this movie. You may understand that technology is evil, that industrialization takes our souls away, or that even in our worst moments we crave for closeness and we don't want to be alone. This is a special movie - so beware - it is not accessible to most people. There's a chance that you won't be able to think for yourself and that you'll expect some quick & nice Hollywood conclusions which you're not going to get - in which case, this movie will be a waste of your time.