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HorrorDrama

Audition

- She always gets a part.

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.

Release Date : 2000-03-03

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Basara PicturesCreators Company ConnectionOmega Project

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : AuditionAudicion

Cast

Ryo Ishibashi

Character Name : Shigeharu Aoyama

Original Name : 石橋凌

Gender : Male

Eihi Shiina

Character Name : Asami Yamazaki

Original Name : 椎名英姫

Gender : Female

Jun Kunimura

Character Name : Yasuhisa Yoshikawa

Original Name : 國村隼

Gender : Male

Tetsu Sawaki

Character Name : Shigehiko Aoyama

Original Name : 沢木哲

Gender : Male

Renji Ishibashi

Character Name : Mr Shimada

Original Name : 石橋蓮司

Gender : Male

Miyuki Matsuda

Character Name : Ryoko Aoyama

Original Name : 松田美由紀

Gender : Female

Toshie Negishi

Character Name : Rie

Original Name : 根岸季衣

Gender : Female

Yuriko Hirooka

Character Name : Michiyo Yanagida

Original Name : 広岡由里子

Gender : Female

Shigeru Saiki

Character Name : Toastmaster

Original Name : 斉木しげる

Gender : Male

Ken Mitsuishi

Character Name : Director

Original Name : 光石研

Gender : Male

Ren Osugi

Character Name : Shibata

Original Name : 大杉漣

Gender : Male

Kanji Tsuda

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : 津田寛治

Gender : Male

Fumiyo Kohinata

Character Name : TV Station Presenter

Original Name : 小日向文世

Gender : Male

Misato Nakamura

Character Name : Misuzu Takagi

Original Name : Misato Nakamura

Gender : Male

Yuuto Arima

Character Name : Young Shigehiko

Original Name : Yuuto Arima

Gender : Male

Ayaka Izumi

Character Name : Young Asami

Original Name : Ayaka Izumi

Gender : Female

Kimiko Tachibana

Character Name : FM Announcer

Original Name : 橘公子

Gender : Female

Tatsuo Endō

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : 遠藤太津朗

Gender : Male

Koshio Jindôji

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Koshio Jindôji

Gender : Female

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 many thematic beats ticking away, though answers are not readily available, where both the lead protagonist and antagonist have blurry mindsets, or do they? It all builds to the Grand Guignol last quarter, where the film has gained its wince inducing rep. Worth the wait? Yes it is for sure, even if it is tinged with a sense of disappointment that there's one too many twists for twist sake. 7/10