Audition (1999)

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115 min - Horror | Mystery | Thriller - 3 March 2000 (Japan)

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Ratings: 7.3/10 from 28,794 users Metascore: 69/100
Reviews: 371 user | 158 critic | 19 from Metacritic.com

A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Ryo Ishibashi	...	Shigeharu Aoyama
	Eihi Shiina	...	Asami Yamazaki
	Tetsu Sawaki	...	Shigehiko Aoyama
	Jun Kunimura	...	Yasuhisa Yoshikawa
	Renji Ishibashi	...	Old man in wheelchair
	Miyuki Matsuda	...	Ryoko Aoyama
	Toshie Negishi	...	Rie
	Ren Ohsugi	...	Shimada
	Shigeru Saiki	...	Toastmaster
	Ken Mitsuishi	...	Director
	Yuriko Hiro'oka	...	Michiyo Yanagida
	Fumiyo Kohinata	...	TV station presenter
	Misato Nakamura	...	Misuzu Takagi
	Yuuto Arima	...	Shigehiko as a child
	Ayaka Izumi	...	Asami as a child

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Storyline

A lonely Japanese widower whose son is planning to move out of the house soon expresses his sadness to a friend and fellow film producer, who becomes inspired to hold an audition for a non-existent film so that the widower can select a new potential bride from the resulting audition pool. The widower ultimately becomes enamored with and fascinated by one particular young woman...but first impressions can often be horribly wrong.... Written by deusdiabolus

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She always gets a part

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/torture and sexuality (cut) See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 March 2000 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Ölüm provasi See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$213,139 (France) (25 June 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

AFDF, Creators Company Connection, Omega Project See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min | USA: 113 min (R-rated version)

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

When the film was screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival 2000 it had a record number of walkouts. At the Swiss premiere someone passed out and needed emergency room attention. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During their weekend getaway, Asami clearly removes all of her clothing then lies in bed and covers with a sheet. She then raises the sheet to expose the wounds on her thigh. The white panties can clearly be seen despite the fact that she just removed them. See more »

Quotes

Asami Yamazaki: Kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri kiri!
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Connections

Referenced in One Minutes (2009) See more »

Audition (1999)
Ôdishon (original title)

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