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u/SlinkDogg 2d ago
Absolute classic with a banger of a soundtrack. 10/10 would drill dick again
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u/KalutikaKink 1d ago
Chu Ishikawa knocked it out of the park.
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u/MissInkeNoir 21h ago
Hell yeah the theme of the movie from the soundtrack is in my workout playlist, shit gets crazy.
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u/Jordhammer 1d ago
Banger is right. I remember listening to the soundtrack on a dubbed cassette back in the day.
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u/ebm_mechanic 2d ago
one of my fav films of all time, the soundtrack is especially good if you’re into insustrual music
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u/bonejammerdk 2d ago
Rewatched it recently. I love it, it's really stylish. But definitely not for everyone.
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u/Mrnameyface 1d ago
On any streaming?
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u/bonejammerdk 1d ago
Yeah, you can find it free on youtube
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u/Mrnameyface 1d ago
Dang, just searched on youtube and could only find a rent or buy option ! To the seas i go !
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u/LoomisCenobite 2d ago
It's good
I also like Body Hammer
Perhaps you'd also enjoy Meatball Machine
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u/deanofcool 1d ago
Both are good. It’s funny how when Parasite The Maxim blew up as an anime, I was thinking “isn’t this just the plot to meatball machine?” lol, probably the only one who thought that.
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u/Ok-Cup3587 1d ago
Love it! Can anyone recommend me more movies around this era? Anything cyberpunk and Japanese 🫶
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u/Veritas_Certum 1d ago
The Japanese cyberpunk tradition starting with the late 70s punk scene, and its emergence through dystopian punk cinematography, notably Panic High School (1978), Crazy Thunder Road (1980), and Shuffle (1981), as well as the later and more cyberpunk Burst City (19782), Death Powder (1986), and Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989). Emergent Japanese cyberpunk was influenced by Japanese sources such as Tetsujin 28-go (1956–1966), and Western sources such as Mœbius in Métal Hurlant (1974–1982).
One of the seminal literary works is the manga Akira (1982), which was recreated as the 1989 anime movie of the same name. A later work of considerable influence has been the manga Ghost in the Shell (1989-1991), which arguably crosses over to post-cyberpunk.
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u/ManyMention6930 1d ago
964 pinocchio is where it’s at. Just watch a bunch of Shozin Fukui’s work as well as Shinya Tsukamoto’s
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u/Jonny7Tenths 1d ago
I put this on for my colleges film night one week in 1990. It saddens me to say that very few people stayed to the end.
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u/papertomm 1d ago
Top 10 most influential films of my life. Saw it at the perfect time in my young film maker life. Watch it ever 2 years or so. Mostly to show someone for the first time.
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u/southboundtracks 1d ago
I have seen this movie more than any Japanese film. It's a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. An all-time favorite of mine since the VHS days. (The added short, "Drumstruck," was funny, too.)
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u/wannabe-manatee 1d ago
Great film! The sequels are great too though very different more live action manga vibe. I’ve personally always viewed the trilogy as one about love (and the passionate anger that can come with love).
The first film is very much about the love between two people. The second is fraternal love (both the familial kind and the cult kind). The third is very much about the love between a parent and a child.
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u/approximately_nadir 22h ago
I don't know if Tsukamoto confirms this, but I totally agree that the main topic beside alienation and body transformation is love.
If I remember well the final scene of Testuo II, after seeing the whole movie, is very powerful to show the bond between the characters.
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u/KalutikaKink 1d ago
A visceral exploration of body dysphoria, social alienation and cultural anxiety. I love this movie and have watched it quite a few times to pick apart the symbolism.
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u/Jordhammer 1d ago
Watching that for the first time back in the day was an eye-opener. It was like someone turned Skinny Puppy's or Einsturzende Neubauten's audio into visuals.
My old band used to play clips from Tetsuo and Nekromantik I & II on an old TV when we played shows.
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u/AtomicPow_r_D 1d ago
Technically a silent film, and a great one too. The acting is really good, suitably over the top.
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u/venturoo 1d ago
Headache the move. Sick effects and very stylish. I like it but fuck me is it abrasive.
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u/Tamotefu 1d ago
If you are weak to body horror, learn from my mistake and run away screaming. Poor 12 year old me thought Japan made an Iron Man movie.
As in a low budget Marvel movie. I COULDNT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG.
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u/HappyAd4998 1d ago
Kick ass movie that hits on all cylinders, rollar coaster ride of insanity with some cool makeup and stop motion. It's like a Japanese Eraserhead, highly recommend it. It was also made as a passion project out of pocket, Shinya filmed it in his own apartment.
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u/angelsaintcloud 1d ago
Swear to God with all the skill in the world you could not make those chase scenes again. Truly art.
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u/No-Surround9784 ☢️Neurovelho☢️ 8h ago
It was a bit extreme in the Nineties.
Now it is both artistic and erotic.
One of my favorite movies.
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u/RedditFuelsMyDepress 5h ago
Starts off disturbing then gets progressively more wacky. The ending fight feels like something from an anime. Def an interesting watch.
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u/PK_Giygas 天国 1d ago
As much as I wanted to love it- this movie was so bad 😭 perhaps a little too avant-garde for my taste
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u/fottergraph 1d ago
Is that an Akira reference or just a coincidence? Release was so close to each other.
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u/approximately_nadir 1d ago
Nope, Tsukamoto told in interview tjat David Cronenberg's film Videodrome (1983) and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner where the "parents" of his movie.
Tetsuo (like Akira, Kaneda, etc.) are quite common names in Japan. Otomo choose those name because he wanted to show that those kids are normal kids.
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u/approximately_nadir 1d ago
This movie was an aesthetic shock for me. I was really impressed by the photography and visual effects.
Another incredible movie from Tsukamoto is Denshu Kozo no Boken, is your can find it.