Audition

Mar 3, 2000

1h 55m

★ 7.1

She always gets a part.

Overview

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.

Genres

Horror

Drama

Production Companies

Basara Pictures

Creators Company Connection

Omega Project

Audition Trailers

Cast

Shigeharu Aoyama

Ryo Ishibashi

Asami Yamazaki

Eihi Shiina

Yasuhisa Yoshikawa

Jun Kunimura

Shigehiko Aoyama

Tetsu Sawaki

Mr Shimada

Renji Ishibashi

Ryoko Aoyama

Miyuki Matsuda

Rie

Toshie Negishi

Michiyo Yanagida

Yuriko Hirooka

Toastmaster

Shigeru Saiki

Director

Ken Mitsuishi

Shibata

Ren Osugi

Bartender

Kanji Tsuda

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