Audition
A grieving widower enlists his film producer friend to stage auditions for a new bride, but when the quiet candidate he chooses harbors a terrifying secret, his search for love turns into a battle for survival.
“She always gets a part.”
Synopsis
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 at 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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Edited by Yasushi ShimamuraShot by Hideo YamamotoScored by Koji EndoDesigned by Tatsuo OzekiCostumes by Tomoe Kumagai
Box Office
2000 · Box office
Produced on a $250K budget
Production budget
$250K
Versions & cuts
- R-rated· 113 min
Also known as
- (Festival Title)A Entrevista
- (Alternative Title)Audição
- Auditionde
- Ōdishonde
- Auditionen
- Ōdishonen
- Ōdishones
- Ōdishonfr
- (8mm release title)La audicion
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- CanadaOct 2, 1999
- AlgeriaJan 28, 2000
- NetherlandsJan 28, 2000
- JapanMar 3, 2000
- PhilippinesMar 3, 2000
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Cast & Crew
48 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ryo Ishibashi
as Shigeharu Aoyama
Lucy Liu
Eihi Shiina
as Asami Yamazaki
Charles Melton
Tetsu Sawaki
as Shigehiko Aoyama
Jun Kunimura
as Yasuhisa Yoshikawa
Renji Ishibashi
as Old man in wheelchair
Miyuki Matsuda
as Ryoko Aoyama
Toshie Negishi
as Rie
Ren Osugi
as Shimada
Shigeru Saiki
as Toastmaster
Ken Mitsuishi
as Director
Supporting cast
14Yuriko Hirooka
as Michiyo Yanagida
Fumiyo Kohinata
as TV station presenter
Misato Nakamura
as Misuzu Takagi
Yuuto Arima
as Shigehiko as a child
Ayaka Izumi
as Asami as a child
Nuts Tanahashi
as Hotel front desk
Kimiko Tachibana
as FM announcer
Tatsuo Endo
as Doctor
Koshio Jindoji
as Nurse
Kanji Tsuda
as Bartender
Party
as Gangster
Takako Kato
Yayoi Otsu
Sugimura Yoko
as Auditioning Actress
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
3Other crew
17Alessandra Karpoff
Asami Yamazaki
Bunmei Kato
assistant director
Hideo Yamamoto
Cinematographer
Koji Endo
Composer
Tomoe Kumagai
Costume Designer
Yasushi Shimamura
Editor
Ryu Murakami
novel (as Ryû Murakami)
Jun Ichi Shindo
planner (as Jun'ichi Shindô)
Tatsuo Ozeki
Production Designer
Takeshi Suzuki
production manager
Marco Pagani
Shigeharu Aoyama
Riccardo Peroni
Shimida
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