Audition2000
“She always gets a part.”
Directed by Takashi Miike
🏆 5 wins & 5 nominations total
The premise
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.
Horror Vault's take
A grieving widower lets a film-industry friend help him stage a fake audition to find a new partner, and one hauntingly reserved applicant captures his heart entirely. What begins as a quiet, melancholic romance gradually peels back to reveal something far darker lurking beneath the surface. Director Takashi Miike lulls viewers into a false sense of comfort before delivering one of cinema's most viscerally unforgettable third acts. This Japanese slow-burn masterwork earns its reputation as a landmark of extreme horror.
Content: Graphic Torture Sequences, Body Horror, Extreme Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Sadism
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