Audition

Audition

115 mins | Drama, Horror | Oct. 6, 1999

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.

Audition

115 mins | Drama, Horror | Oct. 6, 1999

Audition
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Omega Project, Basara Pictures, Creators Company Connection
Original title オーディション
Directors Takashi Miike
Writers Daisuke Tengan, Ryū Murakami

Cast

Ryo Ishibashi

as Shigeharu Aoyama

Eihi Shiina

as Asami Yamazaki

Jun Kunimura

as Yasuhisa Yoshikawa

Tetsu Sawaki

as Shigehiko Aoyama

Renji Ishibashi

as Old Man in Wheelchair

Miyuki Matsuda

as Ryoko Aoyama

Yuriko Hirooka

as Michiyo Yanagida

Shigeru Saiki

as Toastmaster

Ken Mitsuishi

as Director

Ren Osugi

as Shimada

Kanji Tsuda

as Bartender

Fumiyo Kohinata

as TV Station Presenter

Misato Nakamura

as Misuzu Takagi

Yuuto Arima

as Young Shigehiko

Ayaka Izumi

as Young Asami

Nattsu Tanabashi

as Hotel Front Desk

Kimiko Tachibana

as FM Announcer

Tatsuo Endō

as Doctor

Koshio Jindôji

as Nurse