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Tetsuo: The Iron Man and Kotoko

Kotoko (Country: Japan; Year: 2011; Director: Shinya Tsukamoto; Writer: Shinya Tsukamoto, from an original story by Cocco; Stars: Cocco, Shinya Tsukamoto)

A single mother clings to life amid nightmarish mental problems and self-mutilation.

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Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (Country: Japan; Year: 1992; Director: Shinya Tsukamoto)

A conspiracy of a gang of cyborgs.

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Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Country: Japan; Year: 1989; Director: Shinya Tsukamoto)

The seminal work of extreme Japanese cyberpunk, newly restored from the original negative by cult director Shinya Tsukamoto, who will be in attendance at EIFF.

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