Tomie (1999)

Following some trauma in her past that has since been repressed, a young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats ... See full summary »

Director:

Ataru Oikawa

Writers:

Junji Ito (comic), Ataru Oikawa

Stars:

Miho Kanno, Mami Nakamura, Yoriko Dôguchi

Cast

Credited cast:
Miho Kanno	...	Tomie Kawakami
Mami Nakamura	...	Tsukiko Izumisawa
Yoriko Dôguchi	...	Dr. Hosono
Tomorowo Taguchi	...	Detective Harada
Kouta Kusano	...	Yuuichi Saiga
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kae Minami
Kenji Mizuhashi	...	Yamamoto
Rumi	...	Kaori
Ikko Suzuki	...	(as Ikkô Suzuki)

Storyline

Following some trauma in her past that has since been repressed, a young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats the name "Tomie" but is unable to recall where she knows it from. Meanwhile, a police detective is investigating a string of brutal murders, where he also runs across the name "Tomie." How are two connected?

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Plot Keywords:

murder | memory | female nudity | bicycle | impalement | 

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Taglines:

Tomie will not die!

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Genres:

Drama | Horror

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2 April 2007 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Tomie - flickan som vägrade dö

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daiei Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Tomie: Beginning (2005)

User Reviews

Worth it for THAT song

A slow-burning supernatural drama that's nothing like RING or THE GRUDGE for once. Instead, TOMIE is a comic-book adaptation about an otherwise ordinary schoolgirl who has one special talent: she always, without fail, comes back from the dead.

TOMIE is a weird movie. It's slow-moving and subtle for the most part, and the sometimes disjointed storyline never really visits many places. Horrifying it isn't. On the other hand, it's undoubtedly an atmospheric film full of off-kilter scenes and eerie moments (most of these involving a guy who finds himself 'growing' a new friend).

It's difficult to fault the efforts of cast and crew, and the highlight is the wonderfully weird piece of music that accompanies the titles in which a distorted, computerised voice proclaims an obsessive friendship. Many sequels, of varying quality, followed.