# Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) โ€” on MUBI? - **Director:** Shinya Tsukamoto - **Cast:** Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka, Naomasa Musaka - **Genres:** Horror, Sci-Fi - **Runtime:** 67 min - **MUBI rating:** 8.0/10 (3176 ratings) - ๐Ÿ”œ Coming to MUBI ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium on September 30 - ๐Ÿ”œ Coming to MUBI ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France on September 30 ## Synopsis 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. Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/tetsuo-the-iron-man Page: https://mubimap.com/film/tetsuo-the-iron-man/ ยท Data: MUBI catalog (42 countries) + TMDB ยท Updated 2026-09-01