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Director: | Takashi Miike |
Studio: | Chimera |
Producer: | Akemi Suyama, Jun'ichi Shindô, Satoshi Fukushima, Toyoyuki Yokohama |
Writer: | Ryû Murakami, Daisuke Tengan |
Rating: | 4.0 (254 votes) |
Rated: | Unrated |
Date Added: | 2007-10-22 |
ASIN: | B0000640S9 |
UPC: | 0634991122221 |
Price: | $24.98 |
Awards: | 3 wins & 2 nominations |
Genre: | Art House & International |
Release: | 2002-06-04 |
IMDb: | 0235198 |
Duration: | 115 |
Picture Format: | Widescreen |
Aspect Ratio: | 1.85:1 |
Sound: | Dolby Digital 5.0 |
Languages: | Japanese |
Subtitles: | English |
Features: | Director's Cut |
Summary: If you want the full sledgehammer-to-the-stomach effect of "Audition", stop reading this review now. Just watch it and take the consequences. At first glance, Takashi Miike's jack in the box of a movie works like a romantic comedy: amiable widower Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) decides it's time to find a new wife, and a friend suggests holding a fake audition to find the right girl. It soon becomes clear that there is something wrong with Aoyama's choice. This is no ordinary "Fatal Attraction"-style thriller, however; "Audition" slowly and carefully builds into a wrenching exploration of both deep male fears and the stereotype of the cute, submissive Japanese woman. "Audition" is by no means an easy movie to watch--even hardcore horror fans may have trouble--but it will stay with you for a long, long time. "--Ali Davis"
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