Tetsou - The Bullet Man (2009/IFC Midnight DVD)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: D Feature: C+
Anthony
is an American working in the busy streets of Tokyo, but after the death of his son, his
body starts to undergo a metamorphosis. His
skin slowly becoming iron, guns and various WMD start to emerge from him. This new being, he wants to catch those who
were responsible for his son's murder. As
the shadowy figures in the darkness seems to know about his origins than him
and why he is turning into this iron monster, the more frightening thing is
they don't seem to want him to stop but continue to change.
After the
loss of his son, Anthony beings to feel the situation and realize there is a
change going on inside of him. Soon,
that begins to physically manifest his body, his rage and anger are both the
trigger and fuel him; another side of him screams revenge at any cost. Turns out he is an experiment by his father
and a mysterious American organization, now brought to light they want to erase
any evidence that leads back to them.
This is
what I would call a film that has been Americanized, a Japanese story which
they replace the main character with Caucasian instead of Asian (all the rest
of the characters are usually Asian).
It's a modern sci-fi Jekyll and Hyde story, the man and his demon inside
him, the question is always ...which side will win? The only extra is trailers.
- Ricky Chiang
