Audition

Directed by Takashi Miike
R
1999    1h 55mHorror, Drama,
7.181%80%7.1
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.
  • Ryo IshibashiShigeharu Aoyama
  • Eihi ShiinaAsami Yamazaki
  • Jun KunimuraYasuhisa Yoshikawa
  • Tetsu SawakiShigehiko Aoyama
  • Renji IshibashiMr Shimada
  • Miyuki MatsudaRyoko Aoyama
  • Toshie NegishiRie
  • Yuriko HirookaMichiyo Yanagida
  • Shigeru SaikiToastmaster
  • Ken MitsuishiDirector
  • Ren OsugiShibata
  • Kanji TsudaBartender
  • Fumiyo KohinataTV Station Presenter
  • Misato NakamuraMisuzu Takagi
  • Yuuto ArimaYoung Shigehiko
  • Ayaka IzumiYoung Asami
  • Kimiko TachibanaFM Announcer
  • Tatsuo EndōDoctor
  • Koshio JindôjiNurse
  • Takashi MiikeDirector

Audition Ratings & Reviews

  • jdhannJanuary 17, 2026
    Great movie, but not as good as the book.
  • Subash RamoneDecember 21, 2025
    Audition scarred me. I will never have an affair. One of Miike Takeshi's best works.
  • freaknastyogNovember 19, 2025
    Expected more from a 90's/00's Japanese horror... very slow burning, predictable ending, not as scary as others make it out to be.
  • Buster The BearOctober 9, 2025
    Actually scary

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Audition Trivia

Audition was released on October 2, 1999.

Audition was directed by Takashi Miike.

Audition has a runtime of 1h 55m.

Audition was produced by Satoshi Fukushima, Akemi Suyama.

The key characters in Audition are Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi), Asami Yamazaki (Eihi Shiina), Yasuhisa Yoshikawa (Jun Kunimura).

Audition is rated R.

Audition is a Horror, Drama, Mystery film.

Audition has an audience rating of 8 out of 10.

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