In this episode, we delve into the intense sensory experience of the captivating Japanese Cyberpunk genre, exploring two influential films from the 1980s: Death Powder (1986) and Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1988). We will examine themes of identity loss and the transformation of flesh when humans merge with metal or metal becomes flesh, while also discussing the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in relation to these films.
Enjoy and welcome to our dark side…
Intro/Outro Music: Kiss of the Creature by Dance with the Dead
Artwork by: Jess Hrycyk
Editing work by: Jessica
LINKS TO PODCAST APPS/WHERE CAN LISTEN:
THE SPINSTER’S LIBRARY
Blamont, James. “An Introduction to Japan’s Visceral Cyberpunk Cinema in Five Cult Films” AnOthermag.com
Thompson, Simon. “The Cyberpunk Impact of ‘80s and ‘90s Japanese Cinema” Film Cred.com
Wilmot, Tom. “Celluloid Metamorphosis - An Introduction To Japanese Cyberpunk” Arrowfilms.com
Player, Mark. “Post-Human Nightmares - The World of Japanese Cyberpunk Cinema” Midnighteye.com
Balmont, James. “A Guide to Japanese cyberpunk cinema with three of it’s visionary directors” Dazed Digital.com
“The Subterranean Urge: An Introduction to Japanese Cypberpunk”
White, J. “Kei Fujiwara: Cinematic Subconscious and Bodily Breakdown” Filmstatic.blog
as Catharsis in the Age of Technology
Lewis, Malachy. “The Industrial Nightmare of Tetsuo: The Iron Man” Sense of Cinema.com
Fuoco, Robert. “Anxiety in a Technological World: Tetsuo: The Iron Man” Offscreen.com
NEXT MONTH’S EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Next month, we are launching 2025 with the beginning of our She Is Death Series, exploring themes of revenge and female avengers, starting with our first film from South Korea, Lady Vengeance (2005).
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