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Tomie

Name: Tomie
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Released: 1998-10-06
Cast: Mami Nakamura, Yoriko Doguchi, Kōta Kusano, Kenji Mizuhashi, Tomorowo Taguchi

1998 | 95 min | Horror, Mystery

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved Smile or Dark City, start here.
The mood: Scary.
The pace: Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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?

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Ataru Oikawa

Mami NakamuraTsukiko Izumisawa
Yoriko DoguchiDr. Hosono
Kōta KusanoYuuichi Saiga
Kenji MizuhashiKenichi Yamamoto
Tomorowo TaguchiDetective Harada
Miho KannoTomie Kawakami
RumiKaori
Ikko SuzukiLandlord
Kae MinamiKazumi
Junji ItoPhotographer (uncredited)