S14E10 – Tomie (1998) [富江]

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the film adaptation of Junji Ito's horror manga 'Tomie' with guest Adrian Abbott.

We close out the season with first-time guest and film director Adrian Abbott to discuss the adaptation of Junji Ito's popular horror manga, Tomie! Thanks so much for listening to this season of Japan On Film! We'll be going on a hiatus now, but will return soon with another season and more Japanese movies to discuss. Until then, feel free to connect with us at the links below. Hosted by Perry Constantine Guest-Starring Adrian Abbott Visit Another Motion Picture Company to find out about Adrian's films and follow him on Instagram. Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ ⁠https://nordvpn.com/fspn⁠. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ⁠JapanOnFilm.com⁠ ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Discord⁠ ⁠Film Stories Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Perry Constantine

Guest: Adrian Abbott

Topics covered

• horror manga
• film adaptation
• Japanese cinema
• interview
• season finale

Keywords

• Tomie
• Junji Ito
• horror
• film adaptation
• Japanese movies
• Adrian Abbott
• Perry Constantine

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Another Motion Picture Company, Japan On Film, Film Stories Podcast Network

Books & works: Tomie, Junji Ito

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