Tetsuo the Iron Man
Movie • 1989 • Horror
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Child abuse is heavily implied. The "Metal fetishist" has a flashback in which he is beaten with a metal rod. You don't actually see him as a kid, but you can hear a boy screaming "Stop!" multiple times.
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The main protagonist looses control, when he is transforming into the metal man, and attacks his girlfriend.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Is someone stalked?
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The main villain, guy from beginning, stalks the main character and his girlfriend for revenge for hitting him with their car.
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Addiction
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The metal fetishist has more of an obsession with metal than an addiction with substance abuse. I didn't consider it triggering and have suffered from addiction, but obviously use your own discretion
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Animal
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While none of the cats appear to die onscreen, they are melded together with metal, and one turns into a metal creature, meowing in discomfort.
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Cats are transformed into metal creatures and fused into metal
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Does a pet die?
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Cats are fused with metal, presumably dying. The filmmakers clearly do not hurt the animals and very obviously just put some tinfoil on some cats.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Cats are fused into metal creatures. Not shown on screen
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Are there bugs?
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In the opening sequence (within the first 5 minutes +/-) there are maggots in an open leg wound
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Does a cat die?
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Multiple cats in the apartment mutate and fuse with metal, they are shown to cry out and transform until they lose shape and fuse with the main character.
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Assault
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The girlfriend attempts to sexually comfort her boyfriend in his sleep after he says no, and he also attempts to either physically or sexually assault her at one point.
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Is rape mentioned?
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It's embedded in the film's themes, but never mentioned in dialogue.
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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Kinda but not really? A man gets raped, and it's portrayed as horrific, yet also somewhat darkly comedic (at least that's how I viewed it). I still wouldn't say that it's a joke though
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Does a woman get slapped?
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The main character gets raped by a weird metal snake p***s We get a side view of it entering his butt
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Bodily Harm
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It's in black and white but it's still pretty intense
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Is someone tortured?
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The main character is slowly and painfully transformed into a metal man
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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A man's genitals are turned into a drill. This is a core plot point.
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Is there body horror?
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It's a body horror movie
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Shaving is vital to a horror scene, and there is lots of cutting.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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In the beginning sequence, a character pulls a bar of ribbed metal between their top and bottom teeth. The teeth are not damaged, but there is a loud grinding sounds that goes with the action.
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Are there dislocations?
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Limbs coming out of sockets, but it doesn't look or sound like dislocation.
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Children
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The are four characters in this film, all are adults.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Disability
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Family
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Fear
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Prominent scenes feature a razor. It is NOT used for self-harm
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Are there ghosts?
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The main couple are haunted by a man they hit with their car. He comes back in some shape or form, but he is like a ghost.
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Is someone possessed?
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There is something akin to a possession, but it is not the traditional religious or demonic possession people usually think of.
[[[SPOILERS]]]
At the end of the film Tetsuo and the Metal Fetishist are fused together and become one being. (I believe this is what the other answers are referring to)
[[[SPOILERS]]]
At the end of the film Tetsuo and the Metal Fetishist are fused together and become one being. (I believe this is what the other answers are referring to)
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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safe ! one character coughs up a small amount of blood and there’s a few times where a small amount of chrome/metal looking liquid comes out of a characters mouth, but no v*. was not triggering for me.
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Does someone spit?
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Spitting, no farting.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
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Loss
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Medical
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While no needles specifically are used there are cases of solid objects being inserted into skin.
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Does someone have cancer?
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No cancer, but the metal grows and spreads in and on human bodies
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Mental Health
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Graphic opening shot of the antagonist cutting open his thigh
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Is there misophonia?
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Excruciatingly loud metallic scraping, clanging, drilling, etc throughout the film. Can confirm it's very, very painful if you have misophonia.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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No, but a lover does say that she would rather die than be without her boyfriend.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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It's a body horror film, so naturally there's going to be a lot of stuff like that.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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None of the characters have a mental illness based on the dialogue and behavior in the film. While many characters may be violent, and behave in strange ways I don't believe that the filmmakers are intending to present any character as exhibiting a clinical mental illness.
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Noxious
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So. Much. The movie was reportedly filmed "underground style" and it looks like most if not all of it was shot on a handheld camera.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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The film is shot in black and white, mostly with what seems to be a handheld camera. The strobe effects come from rapid scene changes and moments of almost stop motion animation. These happen through out the movie
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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The movie is like 90% sudden loud noises
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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"F*ck" appears a couple of times in the subtitles
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Paranoia
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Pregnancy
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Prejudice
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Intense sexual content, especially during the first half of the movie. Includes multiple sex scenes and a whole lot of phallic imagery
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Are there nude scenes?
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Nude butts and breasts are shown
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Is someone sexually objectified?
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Narratively and within the story. Objectification is a bit of a theme.
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Is there BDSM?
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There is a dream sequence that could be an issue if BDSM is one of your triggers, but no actual BDSM.
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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The metal infection is like an illness, but aside from that there are none.
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Social
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
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Depends on how you see it. At the end of the movie the two men merge into a giant tank-like monster. They then promise to turn the Earth into a planet made entirely out of metal as they travel around the city.
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Very minimal
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Vehicular
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Car crash is a huge plot point. A scene features the sound of screeching tires for an extended period of time
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Violence
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There is a lot, and it's very effective even though the movie is in black and white
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Is there gun violence?
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A gun appears in the very last scene, but it is never used
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