Tomie: Unlimited

"Exist everywhere. Extend everywhere."

2011 1h 25m JA

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4.7

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4.8

IMDB

★4.7TMDB · 45★4.8IMDB · 1,004

Horror

Synopsis

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Tsukiko is part of the photography club at school, but has always felt less than her sister Tomie. She's cute and very popular among boys. However, one day, Tomie dies in a horrible accident, triggering endless nightmares for Tsukiko. One year later, right when Tomie was supposed to turn 18, someone knocks on the door. Tomie is back.

“Exist everywhere. Extend everywhere.”

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Cast

Moe Arai
Tsukiko Izumikawa
Miu Nakamura
Tomie Kawakami
Aika Ota
Yoshie Kazuya
Kensuke Owada
Toshio Shinoda
Koichi Ohori
Masashi Izumikawa
Maiko Kawakami
Kimiko Izumikawa
Yui Murata
Maki Mizui

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noboru Iguchi
Writers: Noboru Iguchi, Jun Tsugita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Fun facts 🍿

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Noboru Iguchi, shot by Yasutaka Nagano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Moe Arai and Miu Nakamura and Aika Ota carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noboru Iguchi directs. Yasutaka Nagano behind the camera. Takashi Nakagawa scores. Takeshi Wada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Part of the "Tomie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Noboru Iguchi, shot by Yasutaka Nagano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Takashi Nakagawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Takeshi Wada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Moe Arai and Miu Nakamura and Aika Ota carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Exist everywhere. Extend everywhere.".
10IMDB entry: tt1728217 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 45 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yasutaka Nagano
Original score: Takashi Nakagawa
Editing: Takeshi Wada
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 18A
IMDB: Tomie: Unlimited (2011)
IMDB rating: 4.8/10 · 1,004 votes
MPAA: R

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.