Tomie vs Tomie

2007 1h 26m JA

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4.6

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★4.6TMDB · 25

Horror

Synopsis

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A young, depressed man is trying to move on with his life after his girlfriend's bizarre death. One day, a mysterious woman notices him at work and convinces his coworkers to introduce him to her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yû Abiru
Tomie Kawakami / Naoko
Chika Arakawa
Young Tomie / Naoko
Emiko Matsuoka
Tomie Kawakami
Natsuki Kasa
Young Tomie
Tôru Hachinohe
Kazuki Umehara
Masaki Miura
Daikichi Sugawara
Hidekazu Nagae

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tomohiro Kubo
Writers: Tomohiro Kubo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tomie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takayoshi Tarui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hiroyuki Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yû Abiru and Chika Arakawa and Emiko Matsuoka carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1100022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tomohiro Kubo directs. Takayoshi Tarui scores. Hiroyuki Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Part of the "Tomie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Takayoshi Tarui. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hiroyuki Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yû Abiru and Chika Arakawa and Emiko Matsuoka carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1100022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 25 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Takayoshi Tarui
Editing: Hiroyuki Yamada
Makeup / hair: Sôichi Umezawa
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Tomie vs Tomie (2007)

Part of

Tomie Collection

The Tomie film series is a Japanese horror franchise based on a popular manga about a murderous humanoid creature that goes undercover as a beautiful teenage schoolgirl. This collection includes all nine films in the series.