Hiruko the Goblin (Japan, 1991)
Shinya Tsukamoto’s Hiruko the Goblin is an exciting introduction to the Japanese body horror genre. As a film, it tries to be both serious in...
Gemini (Japan, 1999)
Shinya Tsukamoto’s horror/drama Gemini is loosely based on the short story “The Twins” by Edogawa Rampo. The cult director’s first period piece takes place during...
Tsukamoto: Killing, Haze & Adventures of Electric Rod Boy (Japan, 2018/2005/1988)
Asian cult cinema distributor Third Window Films has put together a limited-edition Blu-ray comprised of three films by legendary cult director Shinya Tsukamoto – Killing,...
Bullet Ballet (Japan, 1998) [JAPAN CUTS 2019]
Shinya Tsukamoto’s Bullet Ballet is a film about an obsession with a gun. It’s an obsession that starts when Goda (Tsukamoto) learns that his girlfriend...
Preview – Nippon Connection 2019, May 28 – June 2
At this year’s edition of the Nippon Connection Film Festival in Frankfurt am Main, numerous outstanding productions from Japan will be screened, most of them...
Killing (Japan, 2018) [SDAFF 2018]
If one is to assess Killing as the work of Shinya Tsukamoto, you may find it kind of lacking as it is less spectacular than...
Fires on the Plain (Japan, 2014)
Fires on the Plain is an anti-war drama that follows Japanese soldier Tamura (Shinya Tsukamoto) who has been thrown out of his platoon due to...
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Japan, 1989) [NYAFF 2016]
Written and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto, Tetsuo: The Iron Man is a bizarre cyberpunk body horror classic. Filmed entirely in black and white and on...