Naomasa Musaka’s Typical Vibe
2 films — gripping, dark, harrowing, layered, gritty

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Naomasa Musaka has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Tetsuo: The Iron Man.

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer
1992
Science Fiction · Horror

The Hitcher
1986
Horror · Action

Oldboy
2013
Thriller · Mystery

Midori
1992
Animation · Drama

Azrael
2024
Action · Horror

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
2012
Action · Science Fiction

Possum
2018
Drama · Horror

Bliss
2019
Horror · Drama

A "metal fetishist", driven mad by the maggots wriggling in the wound he's made to embed metal into his flesh, runs out into the night and is accidentally run down by a Japanese businessman and his girlfriend. The pair dispose of the corpse in hopes of quietly moving on with their lives. However, the businessman soon finds that he is now plagued by a vicious curse that transforms his flesh into iron.
Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto · With Tomorowo Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kei Fujiwara
A businessman, Tsuda, runs into a childhood friend, Kojima, on the subway. Kojima is working as a semiprofessional boxer. Tsuda soon begins to suspect that Kojima might be having an affair with his fiancée Hizuru. After an altercation, Tsuda begins training rigorously himself, leading to an extremely bloody, violent confrontation.
Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto · With Shinya Tsukamoto, Kaori Fujii, Kôji Tsukamoto
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