Shinya Tsukamoto Goes To The Movies!

Posted by Todd Brown at 12:10am.

Posted in Trailer Alerts , Cult, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Asia, Going To The Movies.

One of the most unique and distinctive forces in world film, Japan’s Shinya Tsukamoto burst on to the international scene with his iconic film Tetsuo: The Iron Man in 1989. The story of a man slowly transforming into metal Tetsuo is a pounding piece of work embraced as a cyber-punk classic around the world, shot in stark black and white and starring the director himself in one of the lead roles. Tetsuo showcases what has proven to be the director’s key obsession: our relationship to our own bodies is a theme that has recurred throughout his entire body of work, most of which he stars in himself and most of which is shot in some sort of monochrome color palette. Originally an actor whose film making is an extension of his work in experimental theater, Tsukamoto is both one of Japan’s small handful of start to finish auteurs, handling virtually all aspects of finance and production himself, who nonetheless has a pair of director-for-hire films on his resume (Gemini, Hiruko the Goblin) and also remains one of Japan’s busiest and most sought after actors appearing in projects as diverse as video games (Metal Gear Solid 4) and numerous projects for the likes of Takashi Miike, Takeshi Shimizu, Teruo Ishii and more.

Trailers for the cult icon’s entire body of work appear below the break.