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Name: Audition
Director: Takashi Miike
Genre: drama, horror
Released: 2000
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 7.1

Audition has an iRankMovies score of 73.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Audition (2000)

オーディション

She always gets a part.

Release:2000

Runtime:1h 55m

Country:Japan

Director:Takashi Miike

Language:Japanese

Genre

DramaHorror

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Keywords

SadismMan Looking For WifePsychological ThrillerTorturePretty Woman

iRank74

Audition rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 95K votes

Rotten Tomatoes81%

Metacritic70%

TMDb7.1/10· 2K votes

With 81% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 70/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Audition

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.

Cast of Audition

Ryo Ishibashi
as Shigeharu Aoyama
Eihi Shiina
as Asami Yamazaki
Jun Kunimura
as Yasuhisa Yoshikawa
T
Tetsu Sawaki
as Shigehiko Aoyama
Renji Ishibashi
as Mr Shimada
Miyuki Matsuda
as Ryoko Aoyama
Toshie Negishi
as Rie
Yuriko Hirooka
as Michiyo Yanagida
Shigeru Saiki
as Toastmaster
Ken Mitsuishi
as Director
Ren Osugi
as Shibata
Kanji Tsuda
as Bartender

Audition facts

Original title: オーディション
Budget: $250K
Box office: $359.9K

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Psychological horror builds sustained unease through masterful tension and restraint
•Director Miike's bold approach creates genuinely disturbing nightmare atmosphere
•Unexpected tonal shift challenges viewer expectations with visceral artistic vision

What the audience disliked

•Graphic sadistic violence pushes boundaries and disturbs viewers intentionally always
•Slow middle section tests patience before climactic horror elements deliver impact