Where to watch Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) tonight
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) runs 1 h 7 min, is rated NR in the US and averages 7.0 from 752 TMDB members. A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a Japanese businessman and his girlfriend. The pair dispose of the corpse in hopes of quietly moving on with their lives. However, the businessman soon finds that he is now plagued by a vicious curse that transforms his flesh into iron.
- Runtime
- 1 h 7 min — ends 9:07 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- NR (US)
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Released
- July 1, 1989
- TMDB rating
- 7.0 / 10 from 752 votes
- Director
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Starring
- Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kei Fujiwara, Nobu Kanaoka
- Language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 鉄男
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Night Flight Plus (subscription), AsianCrush (subscription), Midnight Pulp (subscription), ARROW (subscription), JustWatch TV Free (free), Kanopy (free), Cineverse (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Tetsuo: The Iron Man?
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man is 1 h 7 min long (67 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:07 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Tetsuo: The Iron Man rated?
- Tetsuo: The Iron Man is rated NR in the US.
- Is Tetsuo: The Iron Man a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Horror and Science Fiction hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Tetsuo: The Iron Man?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Night Flight Plus (subscription), AsianCrush (subscription), Midnight Pulp (subscription), ARROW (subscription), JustWatch TV Free (free), Kanopy (free), Cineverse (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Horror movies under 90 minutes
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