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71% Critic Match
Audition
“She always gets a part.”
7.1 / 10• 2000• 1h 55m•R• Japanese
HorrorDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ryo Ishibashi
Shigeharu Aoyama
Lead
Eihi Shiina
Asami Yamazaki
Jun Kunimura
Yasuhisa Yoshikawa
TS
Tetsu Sawaki
Shigehiko Aoyama
Renji Ishibashi
Mr Shimada
Miyuki Matsuda
Ryoko Aoyama
Toshie Negishi
Rie
Yuriko Hirooka
Michiyo Yanagida
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takashi Miike's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Audition is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
