Body hammer surely arent everybodys cup of tea but still have many fans. I have long wished for this double release and now i have it in all its body shockmetal mutation horror. The iron man, utilizing similar themes and ideas to the earlier film a japanese salaryman, played by cult actor tomorowo taguchi, finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after. With tomoro taguchi, shinya tsukamoto, nobu kanaoka, sujin kim. Body hammer is a rapidfire montage of images, drawn from a part of the human mind few can imagine. The iron man, utilizing similar themes and ideas to the earlier film a japanese salaryman, played by cult actor tomorowo taguchi, finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is. Body hammer ii body hammer is a 1992 japanese cyberpunk body horror film. Tomoroh taguchi still plays the title role, although the first films single salary man has been replaced by family. The iron man, utilizing similar themes and ideas to the earlier film a japanese salaryman, played by cult actor tomorowo taguchi, finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is kidnapped by. Body hammer is available a 2disc bluray and dvd from third window films. Hercules disneys animated extravaganza of the season, a retelling of the labors of the chiseled greek hero. Body hammer revisits director shinya tsukamotos vision of a postindustrial tokyo where man and machine have begun to merge.
Cody, robert, and nat return after a busy october to our usual podcast topics with 1997s japanese body horror film tetsuo ii. The iron man, utilizing similar themes and ideas as his first film a japanese salary man, played by cult actor tomorowo taguchi, finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is. A strange man known only as the metal fetishist, who seems to have an insane compulsion to stick scrap metal into his body, is hit and possibly killed by a japanese salaryman, out for a drive with his girlfriend. Body hammer was also shot on 16mm on the canon scoopic 16, though this time with assistance from a bolex h16 r5, a camera most budding filmmakers of my generation have a lasting affection for. Shot on a small budget in 16 millimeter blackandwhite, tsukamoto reprised many of the images and plot elements of tetsuo in a higherbudgeted sequel, tetsuo ii.
Tomoroh taguchi still plays the title role, although the first films single salary man has been replaced by family man taniguchi tomoo. When the skinheads capture him, they begin to experiment on. Body hammer monday, 15 october, 2012 andrew heskins, tetsuo. The iron man, tetsuo is a 1989 japanese cyberpunk horror film. Starring tomorowo taguchi, kei fujiwara, shinya tsukamoto. Third window films press release special thanks to adam torel. So many that another sequel entitled the bullet man was made more than 15 years later on october 8th, 2012, third window films will release both movies on bluray for the first time ever. Chu ishikawa tetsuo i ii original soundtrack discogs. Zobacz najlepsze science fiction w kategorii filmy dvd na. The body hammer, tokyo fist and bullet ballet he gained a worldwide following and paved the way for the international breakthrough of japanese cinema. The iron man, shinya tsukamoto is one of japans leading filmmakers. But the inhabitants of the new tokyo must adapt in order to survivehave to become steel and concrete themselvesand that is what happens in the gruesomely fascinating images of tetsuo ii.
This one was in color, fullframe again, and attempted to have more of a plausible storyline. Adisckai 0001 country japan format cd release date 1992 upn 4938115120015. I always wondered why body hammer never had that special, hyphenated slogan, cyberpunk collection printed across the top of its dvd case like the others. With tomoro taguchi, kei fujiwara, nobu kanaoka, shinya tsukamoto. The bullet man is a 2009 japanese cyberpunk horror film. Tomoroh taguchi still plays the title role, although the first films single salary man has been replaced by family man.
Body hammer remaking, rather than continuing, the now already classic, cyberpunk essay tetsuo. The colour stock employed displays a low level of grain and an. The movie has many points in common with the original tetsuo 1989, a blackandwhite cult classic that became a fetish for some fans. It was written, produced, edited, and directed by cultfilm director shinya tsukamoto, and produced by japan home video.
It is shot in the same lowbudget, undergroundproduction style as his first two films. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use. Body hammer, tokyo fist, bullet ballet, and the home video debut of tsukamotos latest effort, killing all on 526. Body hammer scifi horror sequel to the cult film tetsuo. Fuminori shishido, fumio kurokawa, nobuo takeuchi and hiromi aihara. Body hammer dinosauroid youtube chu ishikawa tetsuo complete box full compilation duration. A businessman accidentally kills the metal fetishist, who gets his revenge by slowly turning the man into a grotesque hybrid of flesh and rusty metal. Third window films are very pleased to be the first in the world to release a newly remastered high definition bluray of shinya tsukamotos cult classics tetsuo. Sequel to tetsuo this time has the iron man transforming into cyberkinetic gun when a gang of vicious skinheads kidnap his son.
Body hammer 1992, the next chapter in the shinya tsukamoto film series. After a happily married tokyoites young son is kidnapped in a shopping mall by psycho, cyborg skinheads, he begins to mutate into a metallic cybergun when angered. I figured by the time tetsuo 2 had come out there were just too many cyberpunk titles out for this to be in the same group as the classics. Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 are from tetsuo iithe body hammer. A brief introduction to the film that follows, tetsuo ii. Iron man, tsukamoto updated the strange life and times of taniguchi from the first film with tetsuo ii. Producer nick freand jones film premiere tetsuo ii. Manga adds 3 features, 1 docu to distribn slate variety. Body hammer 1992 bluray club706 2 hours ago 5 korean tetsuo. No longer an innocent bystander, taniguchi again played by tomoroh taguchi is forced into battle with a gang of thugs. Tsukamoto pulls off what many other filmmakers have failed at before. First season 1997 web lechacal 35 minutes ago 9 farsipersian. The iron man, utilizing similar themes and ideas as his first film a japanese salary man, played by cult actor tomorowo taguchi, finds his body transforming into.
All the highlights from this day in horror history. Yes, tetsuo 2 is almost a remake of the first movie, but his visual inventiveness is unparalleled as the posters said, it is david lynch meets david cronenburg and encompasses the best of both. Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 are from tetsuo ii the body hammer. It is shot in the same lowbudget, underground production style as his first two films. I always wondered why body hammer never had that special, hyphenated slogan printed across the top of its dvd case like the others. The iron man that is less sequel than moreexpensive remake, tetsuo ii.
It is a biggerbudget reworking of the same directors 1989 movie tetsuo. Body hammer, japanese helmer shinya tsukamotos followup to his cyberpunk adventure. Unleashed with the now legendary black and white cyberpunk masterpiece tetsuo. It is a biggerbudget sequel to tsukamotos 1989 film tetsuo. Body hammer 1997 psycho skinheads abduct the son of a man tomorowo taguchi who transforms himself into a hideous killing machine.
Body hammer presented in new digital remasters supervised by director shinya tsukamoto. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. He is forced to take an injection by one of the skinheads. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Body hammer is a 1992 japanese science fiction horror film directed by shinya. He pulls his audience into a world where they are forced to think like the characters they are observing. A followup to the 1988 film tetsuo also known as tetsuo. Body hammer 1992 april 3, 2016 by corin in extreme cinema when it comes to sequels, making one for shinya tsukamotos original cyberpunk masterpiece tetsuo must rank up there as one of the most difficult to pull off. Tetsuo established tsukamoto internationally and created his worldwide cult following. Aug 06, 2009 guess you could call this a music video. Body hammer ii body hammer is a 1992 japanese cyberpunk body horror film directed by shinya tsukamoto.
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