The Film:
Hideo (Shûgo Oshinari) is an art student who paints a portrait of his love Tomie (Miki Sakai). She whispers “I love you” before going over and destroying her portrait. Something in Hideo snaps when as he stabs Tomie repeatedly until she dies. Two of his friends arrive on the scene of his crime and they help him bury her in the woods. Everything changes when one night at a party Tomie shows up much to the surprise of the three boys and it is only a matter of time before Tomie is back to her evil ways.

Takashi Shimizu expert direction crafts a movie that isn’t as scary as it borders on disgusting. Overall the performances from the cast are the best that I have seen in this series to date and I really enjoyed Miki Sakai performance as Tomie. She has an unnerving laugh and haunting her eyes tell so much more then any dialog could. Some of bizarre imagery from Tomie Replay has been carried over to Tomie Rebirth. The scene when Tomie’s head chases after Shun'ichi and his mother is the most bizarre moment in a series where strange things happen all the time.

Tomie Rebirth starts off strong before metamorphosing into something that is so strange it almost parodies itself. My favorite moment is when Shun'ichi’s mother is in the bathroom as she has just killed Tomie and she is about to cut her into pieces. Her son walks in and what we get a family bonding moment as they together dispose of Tomie. Just like the other films in the Tomie Series this film explores ideas and themes that are inventive and new to this series of films. When watching Tomie Forbidden Fruit the best thing to do is give into the films excesses and enjoy the ride.