TETSUO: THE BULLETMAN
The Story:
Anthony (Eric Bossick), a young white man born and raised in Tokyo by his researcher-father who is now raising a young family of his own. It should be a happy time in Anthony's life but his wife Yuriko (Akiko Monou) is plagued by crippling anxiety, anxiety that largely prevents her from leaving their home and centers on recurring nightmares around a horrible fate for the pair's young son Tom (Tiger Charlie Gerhardt).
But when a mysterious driver (Shinya Tsukamoto) deliberately murders Tom by running him over, Anthony starts to get in touch with his anger in a way most bereavement therapists wouldn't approve of: His body begins to turn into black, living metal, sprouting weapons and all kinds of spiky bits. A huge Gatling gun, for instance, grows out of his chest, which comes in handy when a bunch of uniformed hitmen try to kill him.
Turns out Anthony's father, Ride (Stephen Sarrazin), a former biochemist, is to blame, a fact Anthony uncovers by digging around in his dad's basement, where he makes an even more alarming discovery about his late mom.
Starring:
Erik Bossick, Akiko Monou, Shinya Tsukamoto, Stephen Sarrazin, Yûko Nakamura, Tiger Charlie Gerhardt.
Directed By:
Shinya Tsukamoto
Release:
2010
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