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Tomie: Replay (2000): Cast & Plot

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Tomie: Replay is a 2000 horror film directed by Fujirō Mitsuishi, starring Mai Hosho as Tomie Kawakami, Shun Sugata and Kumija Kim. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes.

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Tomie: Replay (2000) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 35m (95 min)
Genre
Horror
Original language
Japanese
After the credits
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The story

What Is Tomie: Replay About?

The premise of Tomie: Replay without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Adapted from Junji Ito’s well‑known manga, the story follows a surgeon who becomes infected with Tomie’s blood and then vanishes without a trace. His daughter Yumi is left to unravel the mystery, seeking the true identity of the enigmatic Tomie while trying to understand her father’s sudden disappearance.

Tomie: Replay Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • woman murders a woman
  • murderess
  • girl
  • young
  • body horror
  • second part
  • elevator
  • water
  • surgeon
  • stomach ripped open
  • severed head
  • set on fire
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  • sequel
  • school uniform
  • revenge
  • reincarnation
  • punched in the face
  • psychiatry
  • photograph
  • nurse uniform
  • nightmare
  • mysterious girl
  • mysterious death
  • murder
  • psychiatric hospital
  • loss of loved one
  • laughter
  • murdered with an axe
  • japan
  • hospital room
  • hit on the head
  • hallucination
  • guilt
  • gore
  • flashback
  • fire
  • fight
  • female nudity
  • falling down stairs
  • face mask
  • doctor
  • distortion
  • dismemberment
  • disembodied head
  • disappearance
  • diary
  • decapitated body
  • death
  • corpse
  • burying a dead body
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Cast & crew

Tomie: Replay Cast & Characters

Mai Hosho leads the cast as Tomie Kawakami, with Shun Sugata as Kenzô Morita and Kumija Kim as Yoko Morita. Directed by Fujirō Mitsuishi; 10 actors are credited in all.

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Plot

Tomie: Replay Plot Summary

What happens in Tomie: Replay from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In a tense, medical mystery, a six-year-old girl is rushed to the ER with an alarmingly distended abdomen. The medical team makes a chilling discovery: a living, disembodied head that introduces itself as Tomie. The head is placed in a basement tank filled with an alkaline solution for observation, while a wave of fear spreads through the hospital. Soon after, five staff members who were in the operating room vanish or disappear without a trace, including the hospital’s Director Morita.

Full summary

The whole story of Tomie: Replay, scene by scene

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Quiz

How Well Do You Know Tomie: Replay?

10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.

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What is the initial symptom that brings the six‑year‑old girl to the emergency room?

Details

Tomie: Replay Also Known As

8 alternative titles, including “Tomie: Powtórka” and “Tomie 3 Replay”.

Also known as
  • Tomie: Powtórka
  • Tomie 3 Replay
  • 富江:冤有头
  • 토미에: 리플레이
  • Tomie Replay
  • 富江:午夜凶靈
  • Томиэ: Рецидив
  • 富江:午夜兇靈

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Tomie: Replay FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Tomie: Replay, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Tomie: Replay?

Tomie: Replay runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).

When was Tomie: Replay released?

Tomie: Replay was released on February 11, 2000.

Who directed Tomie: Replay?

Tomie: Replay was directed by Fujirō Mitsuishi.

Who is in the cast of Tomie: Replay?

Tomie: Replay stars Mai Hosho as Tomie Kawakami, Shun Sugata as Kenzô Morita and Kumija Kim as Yoko Morita, among 10 credited actors.

Does Tomie: Replay have a post-credit scene?

No. Tomie: Replay has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Tomie: Replay in?

The original language of Tomie: Replay is Japanese.

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