Release Date: 1992.
Rating: Classic.
Three years after the Metal Fetishist’s nightmarish transformation in Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), the ordinary salaryman, Taniguchi Tomoo, sees his world crumble when fanatic metal-worshipping skinheads abduct his only son. Forced to unleash his dormant destructive power, Tomoo will finally embrace the cathartic effect of the ultimate metamorphosis, as his naked rage transforms the once-feeble flesh into a grisly symbiosis of hard metal and soft tissue. Who dares to stand in the way of the ultimate body-hammer?

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (鉄男II Body Hammer) is a 1992 Japanese cyberpunk body horror film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. It is a bigger-budget sequel to Tsukamoto’s 1989 film Tetsuo: The Iron Man, utilizing similar themes and ideas as his first film (a Japanese salary man, played by cult actor Tomorowo Taguchi, finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is kidnapped by a gang of violent thugs).

Cast & Credits:
Writer & Director: Shin’ya Tsukamoto
Stars: Tomorô Taguchi, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Nobu Kanaoka.
Score: Chu Ishikawa