audition film audition japanese horror film based novel directed recent son suggests find new wife agrees friend stages audition meet potential new partner life interviewing women interested responds begin date dark past begins affect relationship audition originally started japanese company wanted horror film great financial success previous production ring create film company purchased rights book audition hired screenwriter director film adaptation cast crew consisted primarily people worked previous projects exception worked model prior beginning career film film shot weeks tokyo film japanese horror films vancouver international film festival began receive attention shown international film festival received prize following theatrical release japan film continued play festivals theatrical releases united_states united_kingdom followed home media releases audition received positively western film critics release noting final torture sequence film contrasts non horrific scenes prior film listed lists influence horror films directors including sisters plot middle aged seven years urged year old son begin dating friend film producer mock casting audition young women audition new wife agrees plan immediately enchanted attracted apparent emotional depth develops unable reach references music producer claimed work missing pursues lives apartment containing sack phone days audition sits perfectly phone waiting ring finally answers pretending expected dates agrees accompany seaside hotel intends propose marriage hotel reveals abused child shows burn body making love demands pledge love deeply moved agrees morning found tries track warned contacts dead ends dance studio claimed trained finds man prosthetic feet bar claimed work abandoned year following murder owner tells police found extra fingers extra ear extra tongue recovered body body pieces goes house finds photo late wife enraged drugs liquor comes home drink begins feeling effects drug flashback shows sack apartment contains man missing feet tongue ear fingers hand begs food dog dish places floor man man sticks face collapses drug agent leaves nerves alert tells like life failed love tolerate feelings son eyes cuts left foot piano wire returns home begins cut foot chases upstairs attacks boy appears suddenly wake hotel sex current ordeal nightmare proposes marriage accepts falls asleep hotel returns find son struggling kicks breaking neck tells son police dying repeats said dates excitement seeing cast director old man wheelchair themes audition read feminist stated met journalists united_kingdom france found commented film feminist themes gets revenge men life film sets traits considered list criteria bride meet audition format uses search future wife author cinema stated torture sequence seen revenge los_angeles_times examined similar themes noting film ultimately male fear women female sexuality noting women half film second half goes angel writing american cinematographer stated plausible approach interpreting film final act representation guilt women desire dominate develops paranoid fantasy attacking object thoughts women develops fear object contrary stated final torture scenes film paranoid nightmare dreamed argued feminist portrayal film noting motivated ideological agenda acknowledging takes revenge man lied ignoring lied states want tell torture scene implying notes angel theme interpretation feminist themed revenge people attacks female audition character victim child abuse book introduction japanese horror film described face women japanese culture victims repression oppression death loneliness remain film critic wrote child abuse taught love pain audience led identify described japanese society new_york_times stated theme film women japanese society mirror image horror retribution create suggested themes witnessed scene feeds mutilated prisoner turns childhood version pets like dog concludes suggest happened life violent adult seen film production development main production company audition japanese company project originally production film ring great success japan subsequently rest asia problems setting release ring korea company korea work korean adaptation ring following year partnered korea production companies including film face adaptation novel audition wanted create film different supernatural themed ring chose adapt novel lacked trait attempt different hired screenwriter director known working horror films prior audition best known screenwriter working father won pre production create audition worked previous collaborators cinematographer spoke cinematographer saying sensitive death parents died young talks noted felt living fear sensibility comes work want film score composed previously composed work films bird people china film editor worked early prelude murder actor wanted work agreed role commented despite great fan horror films enjoyed scripts audition showcased human nature cast film career primarily model began acting offered film role holidays learned film interested meeting director met began talking opinions love relationships second meeting asked play thought opinions feelings expressed reason cast role tried play role naturally going production audition shot approximately weeks week usual films time scenes apartment restaurant shot location real apartment real restaurant outdoor scenes shot tokyo intersections torture scene end film initially contain lines initially lines filming scene discussion decided having lines scene found having fun scene especially excited character legs cut special effects character places special effects create mask layer laid eyes pierced release audition world premiere october vancouver international film festival premiere program modern japanese horror films festival including ring ring audition screened 29th international film festival holland early shown retrospective stated audition received attention won prize best film competition award given jury international film journalists grant award international film festival films competition qualify award audition won award voted circle dutch film journalists audition released theatrically japan march received american premier film screened outside festivals united_states early august united_kingdom audition received screenings released theatrically united_kingdom metro mid march film released theatrically united_kingdom home media release audition released dvd united_states june dvd included interview documentary los_angeles new dvd released dubbed uncut special edition release included interview selected scene commentary clip movie moments ign gave negative review dvd finding video point distracting shifting frequently backgrounds draws eye away actors ign concluded overall image quality soft weak black levels shadow areas impressive color october shout factory released dvd blu ray release film featured introduction actress audio commentary screenwriter documentary featuring cast audition released united_kingdom dvd june disc contained interview liner notes sight sound reviewed release stating audio visual presentation noting interview noteworthy bonus feature disc film later released february arrow video release exclusively restored resolution reception rotten_tomatoes film approval rating based reviews average rating site critical consensus reads unsettling japanese horror film director audition psychological drama metacritic film weighted average score based critics indicating generally favorable reviews variety gave film positive review reviewer referred film truly shocking horror film disturbing haunting beauty writing sight sound referred film slow burning ultimately devastating horror said piece film making subtlety depth films hollywood reporter described film horror films recent years praised acting noted film bad guy turn wheelchair bound ballet instructor reminder films headed straight video racks concluded ready bigger role leading japanese directors generation early 2010s time conducted poll authors directors actors critics worked horror genre vote horror films audition placed number list writers variety hollywood reporter emphasized film final scene hollywood reporter stated audience state studied slow moving lightly comic half delivering final section makes misery look ending shocking clinical way presented variety stated ending film audition breaks essay themes audition stated films disturbing tell state contemporary civilization disturbing operating fantasy level comic book violence comparison stated audition disturbing infinitely time watched dvd home warnings received repeatedly tempted half hour turn wood compared film days stating film news innocent victims hiroshima nagasaki vietnam victims nazi american film success western audiences states surprised idea goes minds people west don pretend know tastes don want start thinking nice liked movie going start deliberately worrying happen actress stated japan certain type film fan watch audition comparison said film seen people overseas attributed good timing aftermath influence release going adapt novel project failed find financing started audition described influence torture porn term invented describe films saw devil rejects offer shocking scenes push audience margins feel audition influenced american directors stated audition influenced film making cameo satisfied customer let customers torture victims writing time opined audition different torture porn films unlike saw genre torture porn audition doesn gore money shots films live inside characters taking temperature ridiculous ambitions chase need experience extreme prove alive audition listed twin directors favourite horror films sisters saying influence film american mary directors noted character stating audience generally sees female characters horror film helpless victim film leads direction darker storyline slight final minutes introduced monster perfect rage woman deadline reported executive producer begun work english language adaptation audition brought serve remake director screenwriter film storyline taken novel opposed adaptation film film place north_america new film set include scenes locations novel film
Audition (1999 film)