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Man of Iron, TSUKAMOTO Shinya

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TSUKAMOTO Shinya

Japan2011 91min D-Cinema Color

Synopsis

It is a story of a mother who suffers from double. She sees a person splitting into two; a negative person and a positive person. Because of this, she never feels at ease and caring for her baby is a nerve wrecking task that eventually leads her to a nervous breakdown. Things get out of control and subsequently she is suspected of being a child abuser and her baby is taken away. 

Diretor

TSUKAMOTO Shinya

Born in 1960, he worked at a TV commercial film production. While working, he directed Tetsuo, the Iron Man (1989) which put him in the limelight as a filmmaker. A Snake of June (2002) won the Jury’s Prize at Venice International Film Festival. He completed the trilogy of Tetsuo films with Testuo, the Bullet Man (2009). He’s working as an actor and director.