Japan Synopsis
富江
“Tomie Will Not Die.”
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?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tomie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Daiei Film
Horror + Mystery in Japan
60 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tomie itself).
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
In the crowded 1997-1999 Japan release window, Tomie sits at #153 of 162. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including Tomie. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1182nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
54 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (38th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tomie, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- hypnosis · 4
- back from the dead · 4
- amnesia · 17
- supernatural being · 9
- dismemberment · 6
- japan · 454
- based on manga · 297
- love triangle · 55
- detective · 44
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,354 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #307 of 391 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film, Art Port |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | October 6, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0240119 |