Tetsuo 3 (2009)

Tetsuo 3 (2009)
aka: Tetsuo: The Bullet Man
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Cast: Eric Bossick, Akiko Monô, Yûko Nakamura
An American named Anthony is living and working in Tokyo and married to a Japanese woman. When their son is killed by the same driver who creates the Tetsuos in the previous films, he makes the transformation into Tetsuo.

A man named Antony is out walking down a street with his son, only while he's busy on the phone the young boy ends up being hit by a speeding car that later drives off. With the rage at losing his son mixed with iron that's accidentally entered his bloodstream, he ends up turning into a metallic android. He's now driven with the lone aim of avenging his son by going after the man responsible.

The Bullet Man is the second unsuccessful sequel to the legendary cult film Tetsuo. The first worked on a small budget as surreal cyberpunk fantasy with quick cutting interesting visuals, the Pt2 Body Hammer was very much the exact same film remade at greater cost that somehow lost its appeal and came off as bland. This 3rd entry coming decades later feels more like a parody of the series than an official entry directed Shinya Tsukamoto. Even with a running time of just over an hour I was praying for it to end, and sadly when it did end it left you with one of those 'ohh god no' they've set a future entry up.

Cultdb Totals
[Rated 3½ out of 10]
[Deathcount 8]
[Gorequota 3/10]

Themes Included: Android ● Metal ● Dead Child
Car Wreck ● Secret Organization