Tetsuo: The Iron ManMovie
A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a Japanese businessman and his girlfriend. The pair dispose of the corpse in hopes of quietly moving on with their lives. However, the businessman soon finds that he is now plagued by a vicious curse that transforms his flesh into iron.
About Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a 1989 horror, science fiction movie directed by Shinya Tsukamoto.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 7m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
