Tetsuo: The Bullet Man is a 2009 Japanese cyberpunk body horror thriller film directed by Shinya Tsukamoto.

Anthony's transformation finishes its hold and he defeats the PMC team with bullets fired from his body, but refrains from killing them.

Following the release of the Japanese film Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992), which saw international attention, director Shinya Tsukamoto was approached by an American produced to do a third Tetsuo film set in the United States, but the initial project fell apart due to issues with budget, communication, and creative differences with producers.

[5][6] Tsukamoto also served as a cast member, writer with Hisakatsu Kuroki, editor with Yuji Ambe, and director of photography alongside cinematographers Takayuki Shida and Satoshi Hayashi.

[1] The film is a presentation of Tetsuo The Bullet Man Group and produced by Kaijyu Theater and Asmik Ace Entertainment.

[1] The closing credits feature an original track by Trent Reznor of industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails titled "Theme for Tetsuo: The Bullet Man".

[15] Leslie Felperin of Variety praised the film's "retro" special effects, frantic editing, and loud sound and music, but criticized the familiar plot.

[1] Ray Bennett of The Hollywood Reporter took issue with the dialogue and acting, but similarly favored the sound and editing.

[16] Film School Rejects' Adam Charles was unpleasant with the "harsh" visuals and sounds, and criticized the use of English dialogue "when eighty percent of the cast doesn’t appear to speak it significantly well, nor a director that can tell that they can’t.