Tom Mes

Acting

Tom Mes

Born April 2, 1974 · Rotterdam, Netherlands (age 52)

Tom Mes is the author of the widely praised book Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike (also from FAB Press) and co-author, with Jasper Sharp, of The Midnight Eye Guide to New Japanese Film. He is the founder and editor of MidnightEye.com, the world's foremost publication on Japanese cinema. Mes also contributed to the anthology The Cinema of Japan and Korea. He also regularly contributes audio co…

Known For

Who Am I?Who Am I? · 1998
Who Am I?
★ 7.21998
MovieAdventureAction
A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.
TaksuTaksu · 2014
Taksu
★ 5.32014
MovieDrama
Chihiro is depressed and obsessed with his own mortality. Him and his wife, Yuri (Yoko Mitsuya), decide to take a trip to Bali, Indonesia to see his pregnant sister, Kumi (Kiki Sugino). They hope the trip can bring about change.
Maniac DriverManiac Driver · 2021
Maniac Driver
★ 4.52021
MovieHorrorThriller
A Japanese giallo about a murderous driver roaming the street in search of prey.
The J-Horror VirusThe J-Horror Virus · 2023
The J-Horror Virus
2023
MovieHorrorDocumentary
How did a single ‘Big in Japan’ videotape change the course of global horror history? Find out in this insightful documentary charting the origins, evolution and diffusion across the world of a distinctive brand of Japanese supernatural chillers featuring vengeful ghosts manifesting themselves through contemporary technology against a backdrop of urban alienation and social decay. From Psychic Vision: Jaganrei (1988) and straight-to-video scary true stories to such key titles as Ring (1998), Pulse (2001) and The Grudge (2002), critics and filmmakers reflect on how the bleak Dystopian visions and unsettling atmospheres infiltrated their way into the world’s shocker consciousness.
The Sacred and the ProfaneThe Sacred and the Profane · 2025
The Sacred and the Profane
★ 10.02025
MovieDocumentary

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