Tomie: Replay

"Based on the popular manga by Junji Ito, creator of UZUMAKI"

2000 1h 35m JA

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 38

Horror

Synopsis

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Infected with Tomie's blood, a surgeon disappears, leaving his daughter, Yumi, to try to discover Tomie's identity and to solve the mystery of her father's disappearance.

“Based on the popular manga by Junji Ito, creator of UZUMAKI”

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Cast

Sayaka Yamaguchi
Yumi Morita
Mai Hosho
Tomie Kawakami
Yosuke Kubozuka
Fumihito Sato
Kenichi Endo
Dr. Tachibana
Makoto Togashi
Atsuko Kinoshita
Moro Morooka
Sayuri's Father
Yoshiko Yura
Sayuri's Mother
Kumiko Kin
Yoko Morita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fujirō Mitsuishi
Writers: Satoru Tamaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fujirō Mitsuishi, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Endo. 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 Ryuji Miyajima 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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Sayaka Yamaguchi and Mai Hosho and Yosuke Kubozuka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Based on the popular manga by Junji Ito, creator of UZUMAKI".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fujirō Mitsuishi directs. Hideo Yamamoto behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Tomie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Fujirō Mitsuishi, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sayaka Yamaguchi and Mai Hosho and Yosuke Kubozuka carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Based on the popular manga by Junji Ito, creator of UZUMAKI".
9IMDB entry: tt0279474 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "japan", "fire", "wheelchair", "diary".

The technical file

Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto
Original score: Koji Endo
Editing: Ryuji Miyajima
Production design: Tetsuya Uchida
Makeup / hair: Pierre Suda
Sound: Akira Fukada
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): Germany:16
IMDB: Tomie: Replay (2000)

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.