Tetsuo The Bullet Man
North American Premiere

Tetsuo The Bullet Man

Encounters
| Japan | 71 MINUTES | English, Japanese
Action, Science Fiction

When his son becomes the victim of a hit-and-run car accident, Anthony's consternation triggers his transformation from grieving father into human weapon. Unbeknownst to his wife—whose instigation for revenge has forced the reluctant Anthony on a quest to find the culprit—he uncovers not only the mystery of his son's death, but his own past as well.

In his first English-language film, over 20 years after he used 16mm to prove himself worthy of a cult following with Tetsuo The Iron Man, Shinya Tsukamoto (Gemini, Tokyo Fist) continues the aesthetic trajectory of the series by evolving the Tetsuo world through a sharp, steel-gray lens, masterful editing, and ornate sound design. Shown here in the final director's cut for the first time, this modernized, hyperbolic third installation continues to challenge ideas of man and machine and the trouble that ensues when the two become one. In a time where technological advancements are constantly reshaping the way we function on a basic level, Tetsuo forces us to engage and become a part of what we're watching: a reminder that when we look into the abyss, the abyss looks into us.


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Shinya Tsukamoto and Shinya Tsukamoto
Screenwriter
Shinya Tsukamoto
Hisakatsu Kuroki
Producer
Shinichi Kawahara
Masayuki Tanishima
Primary Cast
Eric Bossick
Akiko Monou
Shinya Tsukamoto
Director
Shinya Tsukamoto
Production Designer
Shinya Tsukamoto
Music
Chu Ishikawa
Director of Photography
Shinya Tsukamoto
Takayuki Shida
Editor
Shinya Tsukamoto
Hisakatsu Kuroki

Contacts
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Print Source
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Submitter
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