Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012

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Kotoko Kotoko
Kotoko and Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Kotoko (Country: Japan; Year: 2011; Director: Shinya Tsukamoto; Writer: Shinya Tsukamoto, from an original story by Cocco; Stars: Cocco, Shinya Tsukamoto)
A single mother clings to life amid nightmarish mental problems and self-mutilation.
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (Country: Japan; Year: 1992; Director: Shinya Tsukamoto)
A conspiracy of a gang of cyborgs.
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Country: Japan; Year: 1989; Director: Shinya Tsukamoto)
The seminal work of extreme Japanese cyberpunk, newly restored from the original negative by cult director Shinya Tsukamoto, who will be in attendance at EIFF.
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