Tomie: Forbidden Fruit

Tomie: Forbidden Fruit

Year: 2002

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Shun Nakahara

Horror

When a lonely high school girl befriends a strange, mysterious and beautiful girl, it is soon becomes clear that the two girls’ meeting was not purely accidental.

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1

Tomie H.'s isolated world

Tomie Hashimoto is a dreamy, introspective teen who writes homoerotic horror fiction and imagines herself as Ann Bathory the vampire. She endures bullying at school and lives with a loving yet distant widower father, Kazuhiko Hashimoto. This fragile world blends fantasy and danger as she navigates adolescence.

Before meeting Tomie Kawakami School and home
2

A fateful meeting in an antiquities shop

Tomie Hashimoto meets a strange, beautiful girl named Tomie Kawakami in an antiques shop. The two quickly become best friends, with undertones that hint at something deeper than friendship. Tomie H. dedicates the character of Mary from her fanfiction to Tomie Kawakami, signaling the bond from the start.

Initial encounter Antiquities shop
3

The hidden agenda emerges

As their friendship forms, Tomie Kawakami's true motives begin to surface, centered on Tomie H.'s father. It is revealed that Kazuhiko Hashimoto once had a relationship with Tomie Kawakami, a history that ends in Tomie Kawakami's murder. Kazuhiko's obsession lingers, even naming his daughter after her.

After initial meeting Home and town
4

A dangerous reunion for the father

Tomie Kawakami returns to terrorize the family and tries to persuade Kazuhiko to harm his daughter. The reunion intertwines past betrayals with present danger, deepening the peril around Tomie H. and her father. The family is drawn into a destructive confrontation they cannot easily escape.

After Tomie Kawakami's return Family home
5

A brutal act: Kazuhiko kills Tomie Kawakami

In a brutal act of violence, Kazuhiko murders and decapitates Tomie Kawakami, throwing her head into a nearby river. Tomie H. discovers the severed head and is thrust into a nightmare of loss, fear, and a prototype of regeneration that defies death. The tragedy foreshadows the supernatural loop at the story's core.

During the confrontation Riverside
6

Caretaking and renewed danger

Tomie Kawakami's severed head regenerates, and Tomie H. begins nursing her back to health. Tomie H. spends long hours cooking and caring for her, even as the looming threat of the resurrected girl weighs on the house. The fragile truce quickly shatters when a new conflict erupts.

During regeneration Tomie H.'s home
7

A fierce argument and a fall from grace

After a fierce argument, Tomie Kawakami is tossed off a building by Tomie H., severing what remains of any fragile peace. The act cements the deadly cycle of pursuit and retaliation that defines their relationship. The town's sense of safety erodes as the danger escalates.

Immediately after the argument Building edge
8

A second chance for the killer

Moments later, Tomie Kawakami reappears on Tomie H.'s front porch, prompting Tomie H. to shoot her with an arrow and kill her. The scene marks a grim shift from ongoing torment to a possibly decisive act. Yet the story's regeneration curse implies the danger is far from over.

Immediately after the fall Tomie H.'s front porch
9

Ice and release

The two attempt to freeze Tomie Kawakami into a block of ice to halt her regeneration, but Kazuhiko releases the frozen head after hearing Tomie Kawakami's pleas. The attempt underscores the obsessive bond between father and former lover and the peril that follows their every move.

During the freezing attempt Freezer/ice-sculpture setup
10

Lockdown and peril

Tomie Kawakami attacks Tomie H., and a head injury prompts Kazuhiko to lock his daughter in a freezer room. The chilling scene amplifies the sense that the family is trapped within an endless cycle of violence and regeneration. The freezer becomes a literal and symbolic prison.

During the assault Freezer room
11

Rescue and morning aftermath

The next morning, a worker from the ice-sculpture company discovers Tomie H. and saves her life. The incident leaves Tomie H. scarred physically and emotionally, while Kazuhiko remains distant and evasive. The house is left with unanswered questions about who is real and who is dead.

Next morning Home/ice-sculpture facility
12

Aftermath: father missing, daughter alone

Tomie H. is shown living alone, her father missing. She remains grateful, convinced he weakened the cold to spare her, but the absence underscores the fragility of their bond. The castle of secrets surrounding the family continues to stand.

Present Home
13

Tomie H. returns to writing

Back in her room, Tomie H. resumes writing and finishes with a haunting line about Ann and Mary, suggesting a tentative sense of companionship despite the horrors endured. The act reinforces the blurred boundary between fiction and reality in her life. The ending hints at a fragile resilience.

End of story Tomie H.'s room
14

Ominous reminder on the desk

Tomie H. opens her desk drawer and confronts a dismembered, regenerating ear of Tomie Kawakami, a chilling reminder that the danger may not be over. The fragment implies that the cycle of haunting and survival could resume at any moment. The final image leaves unresolved dread.

Ending Desk drawer

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