Audition
2000 · 115 MIN · HORROR / DRAMA
STAFF RATING:★★★★4.0 / 5
TMDB:7.1 (1,770 votes)
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.
DIRECTED BY:Takashi Miike
WRITTEN BY:Daisuke Tengan, Ryū Murakami
STARRING:Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Tetsu Sawaki, Renji Ishibashi
STUDIO:Basara Pictures, Creators Company Connection, Omega Project
shelf notes: man looking for wife · pretty woman · psychological thriller · sadism · torture