

Audition
She always gets a part.
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.
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7.1/10
1,880 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $250K
- Box office
- $359.9K
- Language
- Japanese
- sadism
- man looking for wife
- psychological thriller
- torture
- pretty woman
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR8 Aug 2001
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1816 Mar 2001
- Physical18DVD28 Jun 2004
- Physical18Arrow Video Blu-ray29 Feb 2016
- Theatrical (limited) BFI Japan: 100 Years of Japanese Cinema season31 Oct 2021
- Physical18Arrow Video 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray15 Jun 2026
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR18+8 Sept 2000
CanadaCA
- PremiereVancouver International Film Festival2 Oct 1999
FranceFR
- Theatrical166 Mar 2002
- PhysicalDVD14 Nov 2002
- Physical16Blu-Ray19 Apr 2023
- Theatrical (limited)1617 Sept 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1825 Jan 2001
- Digital / OTT189 Feb 2023
GreeceGR
- Theatrical (limited)29 May 2025
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1816 Mar 2001
ItalyIT
- TV26 Mar 2004
- Theatrical (limited)19 Jan 2023
JapanJP
- TheatricalR-153 Mar 2000
LithuaniaLT
- TheatricalN-166 Dec 2002
NetherlandsNL
- PremiereInternational Film Festival Rotterdam28 Jan 2000
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Audition was released on 3 March 2000.
Audience reviews
1- J7/10
John Chard
10/17/2015
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 explori…
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