Audition poster

Audition

She always gets a part.

7.1(1,880)20001h 55m7

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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Status
Released
Budget
$250K
Box office
$359.9K
Language
Japanese
  • sadism
  • man looking for wife
  • psychological thriller
  • torture
  • pretty woman

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

Japan

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Videos

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

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    John Chard

    10/17/2015

    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 explori…

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