Tetsuo: The Bullet Man

2009

1h 11m

Action

Sci-Fi

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39%

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250+ Ratings

Anthony (Eric Bossick) moves to Tokyo, marries a Japanese woman and has a son killed by a driver causing him to transform into Tetsuo.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

There is plenty of Tsukamoto's trademark zaniness on display, our hero's transformation into metal soldier of justice (and revenge) just as weird and as badass as many probably hope it would be.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 18, 2011

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

The results should please fans eager for another helping of science-fiction body horror, but despite the addition of an American lead and English dialogue, there is little to draw in first-time viewers...

Rated: 3/5

Mar 3, 2016

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Sean Axmaker

MSN.com

The backstory satisfies a certain urge to know but lacks the gonzo mystery and waking nightmare horror of the original...

Jul 1, 2011

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Bill Gibron

PopMatters

Instead of the bugnut brilliance of his first installment, (The Bullet Man) continues a mangled mythos...that does (the director's) otherwise startling and typically visionary work a slight disservice.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 22, 2011

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You know those movies where you can see a lot of the pieces of a good movie but it just doesn't all click together and ends up being mediocre to bad? This is one of those. It's not a long movie and a large chunk of its runtime is just spent on acid trip visuals and legitimately confusing camerawork where you can't even tell what's going on sometimes. That said, the core pieces had potential. Also the movie is a metaphor for domestic violence and/or fear of passing mental disorders to children. Similarly (but more obviously) to how the first one was a metaphor for coming to terms with being a homosexual and the fears associated with it back then.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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This movie is as interesting as a new version of Venom its like venom meets Tetsuo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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The red headed stepchild of the franchise!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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the third in a trilogy man turns to metal and gets real angry

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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20 years after the first, Tsukamoto revisits Tetsuo and we learn more about the human weapon program. Far less boring than the original, with much better music. There's some intense action and effects, but the shaking can get to be a bit of a headache. The title sequence and fights are worth watching, the rest... not so much.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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This is the most straight forward film in the trilogy, but surprisingly, it's actually pretty good, in fact, it's better than part two as well. Trent Reznor's score is pretty good as well, but Shinya Tsukamoto is that really star as always.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Director

Yuko Nakamura

Mitsue

Shin'ya Tsukamoto

The Guy

Eric Bossick

Anthony

Akiko Monô

Yuriko

Stephen Sarrazin

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Synopsis

Anthony (Eric Bossick) moves to Tokyo, marries a Japanese woman and has a son killed by a driver causing him to transform into Tetsuo.

Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Screenwriter: Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Hisakatsu Kuroki
Production Co: Asmik Ace Entertainment, Kaijyu Theater
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Runtime: 1h 11m

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