Tomie
富江
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 the two connected?
Why it matters
A mesmerizing plunge into psychological and supernatural horror that bends reality through the lens of trauma and obsession.
- Junji Ito’s iconic Tomie manga gets a chilling live-action interpretation steeped in eerie atmosphere and unsettling visuals.
- Blends body horror with psychological thriller, presaging the rise of J-horror in the late ’90s.
- The hypnotic narrative and fractured memory create a disorienting mood that mirrors the characters’ unraveling minds.
- Fans of slow-burn, cerebral horror and eerie femme fatales will find a haunting, if imperfect, cult gem here.
Director
6 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
43
Slow Burn
83
Psychological
100
Supernatural
0
Creature
55
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
71
Survival
0
