Here are some movies and TV series that strongly influenced the creation of CTT.  Due to the nature of the media it is not possible to link to full films.  Some are out of print and/or otherwise hard to find.

Neon Genesis Evangelion. (Anime series, 1996. available on Netflix)
AKIRA. (anime film, 1988. Available on Amazon Prime and Hulu. I prefer the subtitled version.)
Beyond the Black Rainbow. Trailer= https://youtu.be/bi7aQ-bKziY (2010, dir. Panos Cosmatos)
Iron Man Tetsuo. Trailer= https://youtu.be/mT3Nhci8HgY (1989, dir. Shinya Tsukamoto)
Rubber’s Lover. Trailer= https://youtu.be/XM-ZeGLrsps (1996, dir. Shozin Fukui)
Ghost in the Shell. (anime film, 1996. available on Amazon Prime, although only with dubbed dialogue.) Trailer= https://youtu.be/UCObZGueFeQ
Pulse. Trailer= https://youtu.be/eBI7UgUeVig (2001, dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)

Don’t watch these in one sitting.