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I know they're referred to as Japanese cyberpunk, but it's almost like a different genre or subgenre, akin to body horror, with an over-emphasis on melding fles
by dfxm12 6y ago
I know they're referred to as Japanese cyberpunk, but it's almost like a different genre or subgenre, akin to body horror, with an over-emphasis on melding flesh and machinery, to the point where we have to question if the characters are human anymore. I feel like I heard a more specific name for this genre (or sub genre) a while back, but have since forgotten it. Or maybe "Japanese cyberpunk" is a distinct genre from "cyberpunk". I really enjoyed some of these, especially Electric Dragon 80000 V.
My first exposure to something influenced by Japanese cyberpunk is probably Billy Idol's Shock to the System music video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx2fZU5USus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx2fZU5USus.
- wodenokoto 6y agoWikipedia calls it “cyberpunk body horror” > Tetsuo: The Iron Man (鉄男, Tetsuo) is a 1989 Japanese cyberpunk body horror film.