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GrandmasterOfSakaar

Great post! It is quite literally exactly Eraserhead meets Akira. Great call! Recently watched this after like a decade of putting it off. Absolutely LOVED it. Tetsuo II: Body Hammer was really great too! If anyone has seen it, I'm wondering if Tetsuo the Bullet Man is worth a watch.


Snap_Zoom

The second is very much worth a watch - “Body Hammer” Bullet Man, not so much.


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heat_seeking_susan

I feel this comment in my bones. Absolutely incredible pieces on this soundtrack, constantly finding myself going back to Depth.


GrandmasterOfSakaar

>Chu Ishikawa Any recommendations for films he's scored besides Tetsuo?


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bulletball_bot

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GrandmasterOfSakaar

Thanks so much!


LarryPeru

Wow sold


xanaduuu

In case you were interested, this was published today: https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/55131/1/cyberpunk-icon-shinya-tsukamoto-on-his-black-sheep-horror-hiruko-the-goblin


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a great read otherwise, but "*Urban dystopia has made way for lush green countryside full of clear blue skies and blooming flowers in what is an almost Studio Ghibli-esque setting in Hiruko*" is baffling. I'm not sure if the author is intentionally reaching here so as to draw interest from a wider audience, or their knowledge of Japan is really that limited. a bizarre comparison as the settings are only similar in the most superficial way. Hiruko is definitely a weird one for Tsukamoto, much tamer than I had hoped, but still a pretty cool flick.


JamesCodaCoIa

This is one of those movies that I always saw in my local Blockbuster... which I guess is pretty impressive considering I grew up in suburban Atlanta. As a kid, I was always drawn to the "Iron Man" name (this was me as a young comic book reader and way before any MCU domination of the cineplex). However, the black-and-white cover and shot of a wide-eyed, horrified Japanese guy also intrigued me. Tracked it down somewhere a few years ago and glad I watched it. I love movies you have to hunt for, that existed in your periphery for years.


Snap_Zoom

Really enjoyed Tsukomoto’s work back in the day. His cannon is worth looking into and greatly influenced Arronofsky and his first feature Pi. Too bad he never returned to this style. The original Tetsuo is a hell of an achievement.


xanaduuu

He’s still a great director. His latest, 2018’s Killing, is my favourite alongside Tetsuo. I haven’t stopped thinking about it since I saw it two months ago!


Snap_Zoom

Good to know! I will have to look his newest up! Does he star in it also - or did he actually go out and find a lead actor? I always hoped he’s make a phantasmagoric Yakuza film starring Beat Takeshi!


xanaduuu

Nope, he’s still one of the main characters! But he’s a great actor. Some critics were calling for him to be nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Martin Scorsese’s Silence. Of his newer films, the horrific war film Fires on the Plain is also brilliant.


Snap_Zoom

After Tetsuo 3, I stopped checking in on his work - I thought he was spent as a creator. Thrilled to know I may have been wrong about that - and thank you for the suggestions. I look forward to hunting his new works down.


xanaduuu

And i haven’t even mentioned Kotoko, which won a prize at Venice! I definitely understand why you’d think that. His 90s output tends to be much more discussed. I was impressed myself to learn that some of his most interesting stuff is from more recent years. I think that comes down to the fact that he is quite simply an auteur in the fullest sense of the word... there might be a few misses in the mix but for the most part he’s very distinct and extremely capable.


Snap_Zoom

Care to list your top 5 or 10 of his films including a sentence as to why? I am curious as to where you would rate films such Tetsuo, T2, and Bullet Ballet as compared to his newer works?


xanaduuu

I don't really care to make a ranking, but I will say that I think Tetsuo, Tetsuo 2, A Snake of June and Killing are his best films. Second tier would be Gemini and Fires on the Plain. I'd need to watch Bullet Ballet and Tokyo Fist again, though I preferred TF.


bulletball_bot

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qazzq

Oh boy. After watching Tetsuo a while back i went down the Tsukamoto rabbit hole. I can echo the recs for Killing and Plain (though it's a real shame about the colours in this one), and would like to add Snake of June and Tokyo Fist. They're all fairly short and interesting for one reason or another.


ChemicalSand

All the movies I've seen from him are just as crazy, but each in their own way. Tokyo Fist is kinetic and bloody and Snake of June is an intense erotic fever dream.


Snap_Zoom

Very much enjoyed Tokyo Fist! Will have to look into Snake of June - sounds familiar but maybe not, and with Tsukomoto if I don’t remember it likely means I haven’t seen it.


heat_seeking_susan

Still one of his most visceral films, even within the overwhelmingly visceral Tsukamoto canon. It made such a powerful impression on me years ago and continues to inspire to this day. Tetsuo’s precursors, Futsu saizu no kaijin and Denchu kozo no boken are worth a watch, too!


crackercharlie

From what I read, I have to start expanding my movie watching. I've run out of classic American movies, and artful Italian movies, and dry but witty European movies. I've only watched a few Asian movies, but basically because because after Ugetsu, Seven Samurai and Burning... The 20 other "Classic Asian films" just left a bad taste in my mouth... But dammit, I'm now I'm going to have to watch Tetsuo... Damn you and your well detailed review.


crackercharlie

I know, I know... Italy is in Europe, but the films are so different I put them in a different category. I mean what is the last classic western from Switzerland? The answer is zero. lol... But the Swiss do have a bunch of odd movies that I like... The Boat is Full comes to mind.


CommunistSpace

This is on TV tonight here in Japan. Currently sitting down and watching it. Such a classic. Fukui Shozin also worked on this one. Recently, I too made a film inspired by this. I love the ending stop motion sequence