Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010)

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Tetsuo: The Bullet Man is a 2009 English-language Japanese cyberpunk body horror thriller film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. The film is a standalone sequel to Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) and Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992), and follows a man who transforms into a rageful metallic being after his son is killed in a car crash. It stars Eric Bossick, Akiko Monō, Yuko Nakamura, Stephen Sarrazin, and Tsukamoto. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on 5 September 2009, and released in Japan on 22 May 2010, by Asmik Ace Entertainment.

Production

Following the release of the Japanese film Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992), which saw international attention, director Shinya Tsukamoto was approached by an American producer to do a third Tetsuo film set in the United States, but the initial project fell apart due to issues with budget, communication, and creative differences with producers.

Tsukamoto also served as a cast member, writer with Hisakatsu Kuroki, editor with Yuji Ambe, and director of photography alongside cinematographers Takayuki Shida and Satoshi Hayashi. Shinichi Kawahara and Masayuki Taneshima served as producers. The film is a presentation of Tetsuo The Bullet Man Group and produced by Kaijyu Theater and Asmik Ace Entertainment.

Frequent Tsukamoto collaborator Chu Ishikawa returned once again to compose the film's score and the closing credits feature an original instrumental theme song by Trent Reznor whose contribution fulfilled Tsukamoto's long-held ambition to work with Nine Inch Nails. (Tsukamoto had previously collaborated with Reznor on a Tetsuo-esque commercial for MTV Japan.)

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