Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)

Original title

鉄男II BODY HAMMER

Directed by

Shinya Tsukamoto

Genre

cyberpunk, action film, horror film, science fiction film, biopunk

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 137 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese salaryman's son is kidnapped by a gang of thugs. His intense rage causes his body to mutate into a weapon.

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What happens

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (鉄男II Body Hammer) is a 1992 Japanese cyberpunk body horror thriller film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. It is a bigger-budget sequel to Tsukamoto's 1989 film Tetsuo: The Iron Man, utilizing similar themes and ideas as his first film, and largely the same cast, though the story is not a direct continuation of that of its predecessor. In Body Hammer, 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 a gang of violent thugs. Although not as well received as its predecessor, Body Hammer won the Critic's Award at the 3rd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1992. A third installment, entitled The Bullet Man, was released in May 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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