Like the femme fatale archetype, a classic American archetype known for sexuality and destructiveness over men, Tomie’s psychological and emotional manipulation drives both men and women into insanity. By analyzing these characteristics to Japan’s own portrayal of the femme fatale, the ‘modern girl’, it demonstrates the lack of strong complex women in Japan’s cultural industry and Tomie’s success in pushing the boundaries of the perception of women.Ĭharacterized by her lush black hair and a beauty mark below her left eye, Tomie entices men and makes them fall in love with her. This essay will explore how Tomie was able to successfully deconstruct the patriarchal notion of women in Japanese society through challenging the idea of what women should be, as well as the idea of beauty through Tomie’s monster-like abilities and femme fatale characteristics (rude, selfish, and sexually forward). As the protagonist, Tomie is a beautiful Japanese girl with a bewitching charm that has the power to seduce men to their deaths. Written and Illustrated by Japanese horror mangaka Junji Ito, Tomie (Japanese Name: 富江) is a horror manga series that centers on the titular character Tomie. Tomie (chapter) - The first chapter of the manga series.Post-modern manga : Itou Junji’s Tomie (1987 - 2011).Tomie (1999 film) - The first film the film series.Tomie (film series) - The series of Jpanese horror films adapted from Tomie.Tomie Kawakami - The titular character of the manga series.The first two chapters of Tomie were adapted as an OVA released on the second and third DVD sets of the Junji Ito Collection anime.

The ninth episode of Junji Ito Collection adapts the Tomie chapter Painter.Īn up-and-coming painter finds dangerous new inspiration in the first story, and in the second, a young couple's outing turns deadly when they happen upon an abandoned village. On January 3, 2021, it was announced that Roku is in advanced talks to acquire rights to Quibi's library. On October 21, 2020, just six months after Quibi's launch, The Wall Street Journal reported that the streaming service was shutting down. Alexandre Aja developed series adaptation for Quibi starring Adeline Rudolph as Tomie, in conjunction with Sony Pictures Television and Universal Content Productions, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick as writer and executive producer, Hiroki Shirota as co-producer.

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