Audition

Friday, May 30 - Saturday, June 7, 2025

In his search for a new wife, a widowed TV producer stages a dating service to screen women and finds one who isn’t quite as perfect as her audition.

“A diabolically adroit piece of filmmaking that goes even further than the excruciatingly macabre Dario Argento.” – Los Angeles Times

Previously screened as part of Staff Picks Summer 2023-Winter 2024.

• Country Japan, South Korea
• Language Japanese with English Subtitles
• Year 1999
• Running Time 115 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor AGFA
• Director Takashi Miike
• Cast Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura, Renji Ishibashi
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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