Audition poster

Audition( 2000)

TV-MAHorrorDrama
71%
User
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She always gets a part.

Overview

Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Ryo Ishibashi

      Shigeharu Aoyama

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      Eihi Shiina

      Asami Yamazaki

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      Jun Kunimura

      Yasuhisa Yoshikawa

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      Tetsu Sawaki

      Shigehiko Aoyama

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      Renji Ishibashi

      Mr Shimada

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      Miyuki Matsuda

      Ryoko Aoyama

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      Toshie Negishi

      Rie

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      Yuriko Hirooka

      Michiyo Yanagida

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      Shigeru Saiki

      Toastmaster

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      Ken Mitsuishi

      Director

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      Ren Osugi

      Shibata

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      Kanji Tsuda

      Bartender

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      Fumiyo Kohinata

      TV Station Presenter

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      Misato Nakamura

      Misuzu Takagi

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      Yuuto Arima

      Young Shigehiko

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      Ayaka Izumi

      Young Asami

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      Kimiko Tachibana

      FM Announcer

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      Tatsuo Endō

      Doctor

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      Koshio Jindôji

      Nurse

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Oct 17 2015
    You'll only love me. Wont you? As the film lovers of the Western World clamoured for more Asian horror, along came Ôdishon (Audition), a one of a kind sort of pic. Its positive reputation is well deserved, though what negative press exists is certainly understandable. Run time runs close to two hours, and for ninety minutes of that time the film trundles along at a sedate pace. Director Takashi Miike is exploring the key characters, deftly providing an overlay of grief management, loneliness, sadness and even cruelty. There's a deliberately hallucinatory vibe to the narrative, with man...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    250000.00

    Revenue

    359853.00

    Keywords

    • sadism
    • man looking for wife
    • psychological thriller
    • torture
    • pretty woman