Tomie

Oct 6, 1998

1h 35m

★ 5.3

Tomie Will Not Die.

Overview

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?

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Daiei Film

Art Port

Tomie Trailers

Cast

Tsukiko Izumisawa

Mami Nakamura

Dr. Hosono

Yoriko Doguchi

Yuuichi Saiga

Kōta Kusano

Kenichi Yamamoto

Kenji Mizuhashi

Detective Harada

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomie Kawakami

Miho Kanno

Kaori

Rumi

Landlord

Ikko Suzuki

Kazumi

Kae Minami

Photographer (uncredited)

Junji Ito

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