# Audition (2000)

> A lonely widower’s carefully staged search for a new wife becomes a devastating descent into obsession, revenge, and psychological horror.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Horror, Drama
- Director: Takashi Miike
- Cast: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Tetsu Sawaki, Renji Ishibashi, Miyuki Matsuda, Toshie Negishi, Yuriko Hirooka
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, eerie, oppressive, late night horror viewing, halloween

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of obsession and the dark side of desire unfolds in Tokyo's shadows.

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