Shinya Tsukamoto’s “Tetsuo” transforms into manga

Tetsuo, the eponymous character from Shinya Tsukamoto’s 1989 cyberpunk cult classic “Tetsuo: The Iron Man” and its 1992 sequel “Tetsuo II: The Body Hammer,” will be adapted to manga for the first time. The project will be handled by manga artist Akira Fukaya and serialized in the magazine Monthly Comic Beam.

Over the years, Tsukamoto has received offers for a comic adaptation of Tetsuo both domestically and internationally, but he has adamantly refused them all. Now, a little more than 20 years after the first film, Tsukamoto has given his approval to Fukaya. Fukaya has in fact worked closely with “Tetsuo” before, having served as a special make-up and costume artist for “Tetsuo II: The Body Hammer” (as well as Tsukamoto’s later movie “Tokyo Fist”).

Tsukamoto remarked that he was surprised by Fukaya’s accuracy and faithfulness to the original image of Tetsuo.

The starting date of the “Tetsuo” manga has not been reported, but it is likely to begin in the near future, given that the third movie “Tetsuo: The Bullet Man” is being released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 4. Tsukamoto and Fukaya will also participate in a talk session on November 3 at Cinema City in Tachikawa, as part of a special screening event for all of the “Tetsuo” films.

Source:
Cinema Today

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