The bullet man is a 2009 japanese cyberpunkbody horror film, the third in the tetsuo film series by director shinya tsukamoto. My work supervisor recommended this to me about a week ago. 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. It is also the first in the series to be filmed in english. When the driver who killed tom reappears, anthony mutates into a mass of metal a human weapon fuelled by an uncontrollable rage. The bullet man us trailer for japanese film ashley miles. It is shot in the same lowbudget, undergroundproduction style as his first two films. The bullet man, the third in the tetsuo trilogy of films by acclaimed japanese director shinya tsukamoto. The bullet man not rated action, horror, scifi when his son is run down by a motorist, a fathers rage transforms him into a strange, metallic monster. This, his third film, is an extremely graphic but also strikinglyfilmed fantasy shot in the same lowbudget, undergroundproduction style.
The iron man is a 1989 japanese cyberpunk body horror film by cult film director shinya tsukamoto. The bullet man 2009 anthony eric bossick moves to tokyo, marries a japanese woman and has a son killed by a driver causing him to transform into tetsuo. He discovers that the work of his scientist father may be the key to his transformation. Losing his son tom in a hit and run triggers violent emotions in anthony, whose body begins to transform. Walking home, tom is killed in a hit and run before anthonys eyes. It was written, produced, edited, and directed by cultfilm director shinya tsukamoto, and produced by japan home video. The movie stars eric bossick as a young man raising a family in tokyo. The soundtrack, the visuals and the outright violation of standard film conventions make this a very interesting film indeed.
When their son is killed by the same driver who creates the tetsuos in previous films, he makes the transformation into tetsuo. After he accidentally runs down a man with a fetish for implanting scrap metal into his body. This 2010 cyberpunk thriller is the third film in the tetsuo dystopian future trilogy, and the first of the three to be filmed and released in english. Cult director shinya tsukamoto s tetsuo trilogy comes full circle with tetsuo. Erik bossick, akiko monou, shinya tsukamoto, stephen sarrazin, yuko nakamura, tiger charlie gerhardt. With eric bossick, akiko mono, yuko nakamura, stephen sarrazin. The bullet man, and tsukamotos first englishlanguage film, anthony is a young man who was born and raised in tokyo and is now raising a family there. The bullet man was written and directed by japanese filmmaker shinya tsukamoto, the creator of the two tetsuo cult movie favortites. Since anthonys mother died of cancer, his scientist father has been overly fearful for their health and rigidly subjects anthony and tom to monthly physicals. The bullet man movie an american named anthony is living and working in tokyo and married to a japanese woman.
And how awesome is it that the main character of this movie is the bullet man, who shoots dozens of bullets from his body, ever time he goes into hulkmode. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for tetsuo. The highcontrast photography, with its colours desaturated almost to black and white, still looks good, and the crux of the matter anthonys transformation into tetsuo the bullet man. The bullet man for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. And guess what, faggots, dvd is out and on torrents. Calm office worker anthony, son of an american father and a japanese mother, lives in tokyo with his wife yuriko and their little son tom. Director shinya tsukamoto has stated that the collaboration with band leader trent reznor marked the fulfillment of a long held ambition to work with the group. Built around the devastation of a familial tragedy and loaded with the lynchpin techniques rapid editing, shaky. An american named anthony is living and working in tokyo and married to a japanese woman. May 20, 2015 akiramaking of akira the akira kick sonakshi sinhaa. Download from thousands of titles to watch offline.
The bullet man an original song for their film, he sent them this ambient track in february. What should be a happy time in anthonys life is not. This movie was critically praised when it was first. The bullet man is a 2009 japanese cyberpunk horror film. When their son is killed by the same driver who creates the tetsuos in previous films, he. The closing credits of the film feature an original track by industrial rock band nine inch nails entitled theme for tetsuo. The iron man portrays the genesis of a man whose body becomes a humanmachine hybrid, i explore to what extent.
The bullet man 2009 starring eric bossick and akiko monou on dvd and bluray. Watch the video for theme for tetsuo the bullet man from nine inch nailss tetsuo. Rating is available when the video has been rented. The fetishist has his revenge by having the businessman slowly turning into a walking junkpile. When anthonys son is deliberately runover and killed by a mysterious driver, he finds that his anger begins to manifest itself as physical mutation and his body begins to turn into a weapon. Ifc midnight films has released the movie trailer for shinya tsukamotos first englishlanguage film tetsuo. Jan 21, 2011 such is the case with the latest offering in this series, tetsuo. The iron man, tetsuo is a 1989 japanese cyberpunk horror film. This was nins second collaboration with tsukamoto, after the toh top of the hour mtv placement. The bullet man is a strong, beautiful film that will not displease fans.
Jan 14, 2011 calm office worker anthony, son of an american father and a japanese mother, lives in tokyo with his wife yuriko and their little son tom. Michael jordan doc the last dance the ten episode docuseries premieres. The iron man is undoubtedly one of my alltime favorite films and it introduced me to the mastermind shinya tsukamoto. The bullet man stars yuko nakamura, shinya tsukamoto, eric bossick, akiko mono the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 11 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. May 25, 2010 its always great to start off a day with new trent reznornine inch nails tunes. What if you got angry enough that you grew metal parts out of your body and became a hideous man machine capable of destroying everything in your path. In his fathers house he discovers a secret room with files.
The ideal ending beware of the english speaking japanese. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. The bullet man is an instrumental track by nine inch nails for the film tetsuo. Its one of those films that stays on your mind long after youve seen it. Anthony is becoming the weapon that will destroy the man who killed his son and, if his rage cannot be contained, the entire city in the process.
Out of all of the subgenres of horror the one that unnerves and creeps me out the most is what they call. The bullet man was composed by nine inch nails trent reznor, who cowrote the soundtrack for the social network for the. A song for the closing credits of shinya tsukamotos new movie. Anthony eric bossick moves to tokyo, marries a japanese woman and has a son killed by a driver causing him to transform into tetsuo. A year after promising the filmmakers behind tetsuo. Also, the ending is one of the most thought provoking things i have ever seen. Slightly americanized and definitely romanticized, tetsuo. Anthony is a man with an american father and a deceased japanese mother living and working in tokyo. The bullet man is a true tetsuo film as well as a true tsukamoto film. The bullet man 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In the third installment in the series, tetsuo iii. It plays as much perhaps more with themes and motifs from vital, haze, and nightmare detective as with those from the first two tetsuos. Your full list of all upcoming dc movies with key details.
Storyline ro man, an alien robot who greatly resembles a gorilla in a diving helmet, is sent to earth to destroy all human life. Download a new nine inch nails track, theme for tetsuo. Ro man falls in love with one of the last six remaining humans, and struggles to understand how his programming can instruct him to kill her while his heart demands that he cant. I found this movie to be extremely strange, and will probably only cater to people with an innate liking for gritty cult classics. In future japan, anthony lives with his robotics researcher father until anthonys life is turned upside down when his own son is killed by a man made of metal.
Theyll expect a visual and intense experience most likely, just like i did. The iron man japan, 1989 is one of those extreme movies that people either love or hate. The bullet man, and tsukamotos first englishlanguage film, stars eric bossick as anthony, a young man who was born and raised in tokyo. The first of these movies, made in 89, instantly garnered a. What if you got angry enough that you grew metal parts out of your body and became a hideous manmachine capable of destroying everything in your path. Lately, ive tried to go through his entire filmography, but in the back of my head i felt worried to watch the bullet man because of the reputation it had. Its swapped most of its surreal elements for characterization and action, which i think shows a different kind of tetuso film. Anthony moves to tokyo, marries a japanese woman and has a son killed by a driver. Action, science fiction, adventure, international movie 2010. The results should please fans eager for another helping of sciencefiction body horror, but despite the addition of an american lead and english dialogue, there is little to draw in firsttime. Shinya tsukamoto wants to show you how in the most gruesome way possible in the third in the tetsuo series. An underground genre beginning in the 1980s, and bearing some immediate similarities to the american cyberpunk film movement, but slightly more surreal and visually disturbing think halfway between blade runner and eraserhead. Nov 24, 2010 i found this movie to be extremely strange, and will probably only cater to people with an innate liking for gritty cult classics. The chemistry between the two leads isnt present either, but this gets better as the film progresses, and then there is good old shinya tsukamoto as the guy.
Since anthonys mother died of cancer, his scientist. The bullet man, check out the origin of how this collaboration came to below. If youre already a fan of the tetsuo movies then you probably wont be expecting this movie to make complete sense. Well, everyone, weve officially hit the bottom of the barrel.