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. Post-modern manga : Itou Junji’s Tomie (1987 - 2011)
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