Tetsuo 2: Bodyhammer


Japan, 1991
83 minutes, color, japanese language
directed by Shinya Tsukamoto


movie, cult , science fiction, art film, near future, cyberpunk, cyborg, mutation


Presented by the Kaijyu Theatre.
Screenplay/Art Direction/Director of Photography/Editor: Shinya Tsukamoto.
Music by Chu Ishikawa.

Starring:
Tomoroh Taguchi, Nobu Kanaoka, Shinya Tsukamoto, Sujin Kim.


"Bizarre, beautiful and horrific, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer is the overwhelming sequel to the cult classic Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Here is Japan's answer to Bladerunner and The Terminator. The young cyber-punk director, Shinya Tsukamoto, whose Iron Man inspired comparison with Lynch and Cronenberg, has again created a visually astounding mix of weird sci-fi nightmares and relentlessly energetic Manga/comic-strip action. Kinetic energy, sumptuous colour and breathtaking special effects are used to tell the story of a deadly battle between mutant skinheads and a Tokyo businessman.

"When the mysterious skinheads abduct the businessman's son, the man's rage causes his body to mutate into a ferocious human cyber-gun. The fascinated skinhead gang's leader then captures and experiments on the man, speeding up the terrifying mutation. When the office worker, now a half-metal walking arsenal, escapes, mayhem ensues". [video blurb, UK release]


"Strange concepts. Strange everything". --Henry W.Targowski (in Mark/Space , 1994).

Hardcore cyberpunk.
Highly recommended.

*tetsuoii


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