I saw this movie in the early 2000s. It was loaned to me by a friend on VHS who said “you like weird stuff, you might like this”.
It was a subtitled Asian film. It looked as if it was from the 80s or 90s.
A man was being followed or chased by government or scientist men. He hid out with a female & they possibly fell in love? There was a scene in a junk yard or large trash dump near the end. The man went through a transformation at some point and because a very freaky looking robot monster thing. I’m pretty sure the woman was scared by the man after the transformation but may have also transformed herself near the end.
that’s not quite Tetuso: The Iron Man or Tetsuo II: Body Hammer, but close enough that they’re both worth investigating.
I forgot to add it was in color and I think the creature ended up with either a boombox or TV for a head (but that could be very wrong & just my brain compiling pop culture imagery). Thanks y’all!!!