directed by Shinya Tsukamoto Read this if you like crazy shit! THE ADVENTURE OF DENCHU-KOZO or *HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE UTILITY POLE GROWING OUT OF MY BACK is Shinya Tsukamoto’s fantastical 8mm film that preceded TETSUO: THE IRON MAN. It’s almost impossible to discuss Tsukamoto without mentioning TETSUO every 3.85 … More Schlock du Jour: The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987)
By Ethan Mitchell Japanese Cyber Punk is a small subgenre of horror that blends visual elements of David Lynch’s Eraserhead with the body horror of David Cronenberg, but most importantly with these films there’s a sense of seclusion and anti-establishment. Most famously done in the film Tetsuo: The Iron Man. Diving deep into the … More Sick Cinema: 964 Pinocchio (1991)
Is this movie secretly an adaptation of a Haruki Murakami novella? It almost could be, except for the fact that the protagonists never sit around quietly, listening to light jazz or cooking spaghetti while their cat goes missing. Have I lost you? DAIKANYAMA WONDERLAND HORROR takes place in Tokyo, in a little hipster disctrict near … More Schlock du Jour: Daikanyama Wonderland Horror (1986)
Fuck. Have you ever wanted to kick yourself in the ass so hard it would rearrange your seating situation? Until this moment, I have never felt such regret and anger at my foolishness. I have seen Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell and I wish I had watched it earlier. Thirty years prior to the … More The Merits of Sin: Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell aka The Japanese Evil Dead (2012) (Japan)
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