Japan Synopsis
富江 BEGINNING
“I'll show you what Hell is really like”
Within days after the mysterious new student Kawagami Tomie joins a high school classroom, all hell literally breaks loose. Simple in-fighting between boys and girls over Tomie's oppressive shadow soon gives way to mind-breaking violence, culminating in a grizzly dissection that ultimately leads to suicide, insanity, and even more violence.
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
347 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tomie: Beginning sits at position #317.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tomie: Beginning premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,294 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #286 of 391 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Arcimboldo Y.K., Art Port |
| Runtime | 1h 14m |
| Release Date | April 9, 2005 |
| IMDb | tt0474962 |