Audition

2000

1h 55m

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7.1/10

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Horror

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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.

Directors

Takashi Miike

Writers

Daisuke Tengan(screenplay by)

Ryū Murakami(novel by)

Stars

Ryo Ishibashi

Eihi Shiina

Jun Kunimura

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Top cast

Shigeharu Aoyama

Asami Yamazaki

Yasuhisa Yoshikawa

Shigehiko Aoyama

Mr Shimada

Ryoko Aoyama

Rie

Michiyo Yanagida

Toastmaster

Director

Shibata

Bartender

TV Station Presenter

Misuzu Takagi

Young Shigehiko

Young Asami

FM Announcer

Doctor

Directors

Takashi Miike

Writers

Daisuke Tengan(screenplay by)

Ryū Murakami(novel by)

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7/10

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

John Chard17 Oct, 2015