Horror ·Drama · Japan · 2000 · 1h 55m

Audition

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Audition poster
Director
Takashi Miike
Cast
Ryo Ishibashi as Shigeharu Aoyama Eihi Shiina as Asami Yamazaki Jun Kunimura as Yasuhisa Yoshikawa Tetsu Sawaki as Shigehiko Aoyama Renji Ishibashi as Mr Shimada Miyuki Matsuda as Ryoko Aoyama
Crew
Hideo Yamamoto — Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura — Editor Koji Endo — Original Music Composer Daisuke Tengan — Screenplay Ryū Murakami — Novel Satoshi Fukushima — Producer
Tagline

She always gets a part.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Audition — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
sadismman looking for wifepsychological thrillertorturepretty woman
Key Collaborators
Takashi Miike Director Hideo Yamamoto Director of Photography Yasushi Shimamura Editor Koji Endo Original Music Composer Daisuke Tengan Screenplay Ryū Murakami Novel Satoshi Fukushima Producer Akemi Suyama Producer Tatsuo Ozeki Production Design Tomoe Kumagai Costume Design
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