Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

"Tokio is seized with rage... The monstrous rage that brings TETSUO to life."

1992 1h 21m JA

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★6.3TMDB · 142★6.4IMDB · 5,252

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Synopsis

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A Japanese salaryman finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is kidnapped by a gang of violent thugs.

“Tokio is seized with rage... The monstrous rage that brings TETSUO to life.”

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Cast

Tomorowo Taguchi
Taniguchi Tomoo
Shinya Tsukamoto
Yatsu - The Guy
Nobu Kanaoka
Kana
Kim Soo-jin
Taniguchi's Father
Hideaki Tezuka
Big Skinhead
Tomoo Asada
Young Skinhead
Iwata
Taniguchi's Mother
Keinosuke Tomioka
Minori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Writers: Shinya Tsukamoto
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tetsuo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, shot by Shinya Tsukamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shinya Tsukamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinya Tsukamoto directs. Shinya Tsukamoto behind the camera. Chu Ishikawa scores. Shinya Tsukamoto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
334 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Tetsuo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, shot by Shinya Tsukamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Chu Ishikawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Shinya Tsukamoto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Tomorowo Taguchi and Shinya Tsukamoto and Nobu Kanaoka carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Tokio is seized with rage... The monstrous rage that brings TETSUO to life.".
11IMDB entry: tt0105569 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.