Haze (2005)
Click on any article I’ve written on Mondo Exploito and you’ll see I’m full of dribbling praise for a variety of filmmakers. Very few, however, sit on as high a pedestal as Shinya Tsukamoto. I worship Tsukamoto and perhaps have more respect for him than any other filmmaker. Just browsing his IMDB page is jaw-dropping....
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Almost 25 years after it first exploded in the face of moviegoers, Shinya Tsukamoto’s cyberpunk mindfuck, ‘Tetsuo: The Iron Man’ still continues to attract new fans unto its jittery cult. Tsukamoto is undoubtedly one of the most idiosyncratic filmmakers out there, even in the already gonzo world of Japanese cyberpunk cinema. ‘Tetsuo: The Iron Man’ is...