Tetsuo: The Iron Man

1989 film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
Movie film Q185884
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Summary

Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,357 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: The Iron Man — director (P57): Shinya Tsukamoto[3]
  • Screenwriter: The Iron Man — screenwriter (P58): Shinya Tsukamoto[4]
  • Composer: The Iron Man — composer (P86): Chu Ishikawa[5]
  • Genre: The Iron Man — genre (P136): horror film[6], The Iron Man — genre (P136): science fiction film[7], The Iron Man — genre (P136): drama film[8], The Iron Man — genre (P136): body horror film[9], The Iron Man — genre (P136): cyberpunk[10], The Iron Man — genre (P136): biopunk[11], The Iron Man — genre (P136): arthouse science fiction film[12]
  • Followed by: The Iron Man — followed by (P156): Tetsuo II: Body Hammer[13]
  • Cast member: The Iron Man — cast member (P161): Tomorô Taguchi[14], The Iron Man — cast member (P161): Kei Fujiwara[15], The Iron Man — cast member (P161): Shinya Tsukamoto[16], The Iron Man — cast member (P161): Renji Ishibashi[17]
  • Producer: The Iron Man — producer (P162): Shinya Tsukamoto[18]
  • Director of photography: The Iron Man — director of photography (P344): Kei Fujiwara[19], The Iron Man — director of photography (P344): Shinya Tsukamoto[20]
  • Original language of film or TV show: The Iron Man — original language of film or TV show (P364): Japanese[21]
  • Distribution format: The Iron Man — distribution format (P437): video on demand[22]
  • Review score: 7.1/10[23], 83%[24]
  • Color: The Iron Man — color (P462): black-and-white[25]
  • Country of origin: The Iron Man — country of origin (P495): Japan[26]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1989[27], July 1, 1989[28], April 22, 1992[29]
  • Distributed by: The Iron Man — distributed by (P750): Netflix[30]
  • Narrative location: The Iron Man — narrative location (P840): Japan[31]
  • Main subject: The Iron Man — main subject (P921): eroticism[32], The Iron Man — main subject (P921): union[33]
  • Film editor: The Iron Man — film editor (P1040): Shinya Tsukamoto[34]
  • Title: 鉄男[35]
  • FSK film rating: The Iron Man — FSK film rating (P1981): FSK 16[36]
  • Duration: 67 minutes[37]
  • Costume designer: The Iron Man — costume designer (P2515): Kei Fujiwara[38]
  • Production designer: The Iron Man — production designer (P2554): Shinya Tsukamoto[39]
  • RARS rating: The Iron Man — RARS rating (P2637): 18+[40]
  • Original film format: The Iron Man — original film format (P3803): 16 mm film[41]

Why It Matters

Tetsuo: The Iron Man has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . indiewire.com. Retrieved . indiewire.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Movie Walker. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Iron Man - The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto. wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Iron Man - The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Kinopoisk. wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5h ago · Kwayst · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 18
    P14724 → 10370550
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'eml', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'lv',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 10370550, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302032194|Tetsuo, the iron man (#302032194)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance i"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 96251
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 35841
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  4. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0023057
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Shinya Tsukamoto
    Publication date → +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1989-07-01T00:00:00Z, +1992-04-22T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Shinya Tsukamoto
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+67'}
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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