Tomie | Blu-ray (Arrow)
RELEASE DATE: November 19, 2024
On November 19, 2024, Arrow Video is releasing the Blu-ray for Tomie, a creepy supernatural chiller directed by Ataru Oikawa (screenwriter of the pioneering Japanese horror, Door) and featuring a chilling turn by the sensational Miho Kanno (Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness, Dolls).
Based on the smash-hit series of the same name by cult manga artist Junji Itō (Uzumaki), Tomie tells the tale of an evil high-school seductress identifiable by a beauty mark beneath her left eye, whose bewitching kiss drives men to madness.
Photography student Tsukiko (Mami Nakamura, Love Exposure) is plagued by violent dreams as she struggles to recall long-suppressed memories following a teenage trauma with the help of psychiatrist Dr. Hosono (Yoriko Douguchi, Cure, Charisma). Meanwhile, as Detective Harada (Tomorō Taguchi, Tetsuo: The Iron Man) leads an investigation into a missing high-school girl, he discovers a long line of similar cases that can be traced back decades, with all of the victims going by the name of Tomie Kawakami, and all slaughtered and decapitated by jealous lovers before they reach womanhood. Meanwhile, Tsukiko’s new neighbor seems to be harboring something nasty in the downstairs apartment, something which rapidly begins to take on a dangerous form.
Arrow Video is proud to present this key title from the J-Horror boom of the late 1990s, which spawned a string of sequels, for the first time on Blu-ray outside of Japan, with a host of newly produced extras.
Features:
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Original lossless 5.1 and 2.0 stereo audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary by critic and Japanese cinema expert Amber T.
- It’s a Girl’s World, a brand new interview with director Ataru Oikawa
- Scream Queen, a brand new interview with actress Mami Nakamura
- From Manga to Screen, a brand new interview with producer Mikihiko Hirata
- Trailer
- Image gallery
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing by Zack Davisson and Eugene Thacker
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Sara Deck
This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
Watch the film’s classic Trailer:
