Audition / Ôdishon (1999) [Japan]

Sunday, 1 April 2012

Audition / Ôdishon (1999)    IMDb


Sinopsis : A lonely Japanese widower whose son is planning to move out of the house soon expresses his sadness to a friend and fellow film producer, who becomes inspired to hold an audition for a non-existent film so that the widower can select a new potential bride from the resulting audition pool. The widower ultimately becomes enamored with and fascinated by one particular young woman...but first impressions can often be horribly wrong.

It starts just like a drama movie. A shocking death, struggle for moving on, middle-age crisis... However, as the movie goes on it pulls you inside the dark side of a woman. You can see how an innocent little girl becomes something else. Some scenes are highly disturbing so be aware before watching.

Seven years after the death of his wife, company executive Aoyama is invited to sit in on auditions for an actress. Leafing through the resumés in advance, his eye is caught by Yamazaki Asami, a striking young woman with ballet training. On the day of the audition, she’s the last person they see. Aoyama is hooked. He notes her number from her file, calls her and takes her to dinner. He hesitates to call again, worried that he’ll seem too eager. When he does, Asami knowingly lets the phone ring for some time before answering. She’s alone in her darkened room – alone, that is, apart from the writhing victim she has tied up in a sack on the floor.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Release Date: 3 March 2000 (Japan)
Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina and Tetsu Sawaki

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