Audition (2000)

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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.

• Released: 2000-03-03
• Genres: Horror, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 1,856 votes

Directed by Takashi Miike.

Top cast

• Ryo Ishibashi as Shigeharu Aoyama
• Eihi Shiina as Asami Yamazaki
• Jun Kunimura as Yasuhisa Yoshikawa
• Tetsu Sawaki as Shigehiko Aoyama
• Renji Ishibashi as Mr Shimada
• Miyuki Matsuda as Ryoko Aoyama
• Toshie Negishi as Rie
• Yuriko Hirooka as Michiyo Yanagida
• Shigeru Saiki as Toastmaster
• Ken Mitsuishi as Director

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Audition

• United States: stream on Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, AsianCrush, Hi-YAH, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, RetroCrush Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel, ARROW; watch free on Kanopy, Retrocrush, Cineverse, Midnight Pulp; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, Arrow Video Amazon Channel, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel, ARROW; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on AsianCrush, ARROW; watch free on Retrocrush, Midnight Pulp; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: stream on Foxtel Now; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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