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.
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Cast
- Ryo IshibashiShigeharu Aoyama
- Eihi ShiinaAsami Yamazaki
- Jun KunimuraYasuhisa Yoshikawa
- Tetsu SawakiShigehiko Aoyama
- Renji IshibashiMr Shimada
- Miyuki MatsudaRyoko Aoyama
- Toshie NegishiRie
- Yuriko HirookaMichiyo Yanagida
- Shigeru SaikiToastmaster
- Ken MitsuishiDirector
- 89
Austin Chronicle
Audition's take on the war between the sexes is bleak and almost entirely devoid of hope. --It's enough to make you give up dating altogether. - 88
Chicago Tribune
Creates an atmosphere of frenzy that is both powerful and unforgettable, providing neither solace nor comfort. - 80
New Times (L.A.)
A warning is virtually mandated: No one who's even the least bit squeamish should even think about seeing Audition. But, if you have a taste for the disturbing, it's a trip that will stay with you for some time. - 80
The New York Times
The picture is about victims -- but it's also a great, sick rush with a kicker on the level of "The Vanishing." - 80
Los Angeles Times
A diabolically adroit piece of filmmaking that goes even further than the films of Italy's excruciatingly macabre Dario Argento. - 70
L.A. Weekly
How Miike gets us from amiable point A to debilitating point B is a remarkable act of manipulation and control that may leave you feeling sucker-punched, even brutalized, but you won't forget the experience anytime soon. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The first two-thirds of the movie are a kind of stumbling relationship drama, but the last third segues into a spooky feast of torture, mutilation and murder. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
The most startling aspect of this slow-building horror movie is how unexpectedly it morphs from a quietly romantic suspense yarn to a flat-out tale of terror that may have some viewers hiding under their seats.