Audition (2000)
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.
Director:
Takashi Miike
Writer:
Daisuke Tengan
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Ryo Ishibashi as Shigeharu Aoyama |
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Eihi Shiina as Asami Yamazaki |
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Jun Kunimura as Yasuhisa Yoshikawa |
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Tetsu Sawaki as Shigehiko Aoyama |
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Renji Ishibashi as Mr Shimada |
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Miyuki Matsuda as Ryoko Aoyama |
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Toshie Negishi as Rie |
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Yuriko Hirooka as Michiyo Yanagida |
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Shigeru Saiki as Toastmaster |
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Ken Mitsuishi as Director |
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Ren Osugi as Shibata |
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Kanji Tsuda as Bartender |
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Fumiyo Kohinata as TV Station Presenter |
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Misato Nakamura as Misuzu Takagi |
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Yuuto Arima as Young Shigehiko |
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Ayaka Izumi as Young Asami |
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Kimiko Tachibana as FM Announcer |
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Tatsuo Endō as Doctor |
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Koshio Jindôji as Nurse |
| Directing | Takashi Miike | Director |
| Production | Satoshi Fukushima | Producer |
| Writing | Daisuke Tengan | Screenplay |
| Sound | Koji Endo | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yasushi Shimamura | Editor |
| Production | Akemi Suyama | Producer |
| Writing | Ryū Murakami | Novel |
| Production | Toyoyuki Yokohama | Executive Producer |
| Art | Tatsuo Ozeki | Production Design |
| Camera | Hideo Yamamoto | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomoe Kumagai | Costume Design |
| Sound | Kenji Shibasaki | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yûichi Matsui | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Production | Michael Villella | Casting Director |