Tetsuo: The Iron Man

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.

Killing

In Edo period Japan, a lone ronin lives in a village helping the farmers tend to their land. One day, a group of outlaw swordsmen enter the village.

Shadow of Fire

In the black market, a war orphan is confronted with the struggles of people living in the immediate aftermath of WWII.

The Phantom of Regular Size

A short film where Shinya Tsukamoto experimented with effects and ideas, which eventually resulted in the feature film Tetsuo: The Iron Man.

Terry 100 Channels

Through a series of obscene animations, the work of iconoclast animator Teruhiko "King Terry" Yumura lampoons a range of cultural icons and taboos: California bodybuilding culture, onanism, hyperviolent cinema, marital bliss, and more. Soundtracked entirely by American funk/soul, each short matches the inherent depravity of its subject matter with an equally crude style, from fake commercials to slice-of-life stories and pornographic picaresques.

Ca' Foscari Cinema

Shinya Tsukamoto's animated promo for the Ca' Foscari Cinema in Venice.

Fires on the Plain

In the final days of World War II, occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines face resistance from the local population and the American offensive. The dwindling Japanese soldiers attempt to survive through the horrors of war.