Audition (DVD)

Aoyama is a successful company director who unfortunately loses his wife while his son is still very young. A few years later, at the bidding of his son, he decides to go about looking for a wife. His friend comes up with a rather novel way of finding one; together they audition a thousand women for a potential film. Yamazaki Asami immediately attracts his attention, and when he actually meets her in person, he falls in love with her. For a while, the feeling seems to be mutual, then Asami goes missing. Investigation proves that Asami is not all that she seemed to be. Will Aoyama ever see Asami again. More importantly, will he ever find out the truth about her? ...  Read the complete review

When Shigeharu Aoyama's wife tragically dies, he is left alone to bring up their young son, Shigehiko. Seven years later, as Shigehiko is growing into adolescence, Shigeharu finds himself lonely and in need of a female companion. When he discusses this with best friend Yasuhisa, a successful film producer, his friend suggests that they "audition" for the lead actress in a new film, secretly actually considering each of the candidates for a rather more permanent, romantic role in Shigeharu's life. They interview dozens of candidates, but there is one particular young lady who captures Shigeharu's affections. Asami Yamazaki is considerably younger than the single ...  Read the complete review

Hype can ruin a film. There is a fine line between getting enough attention to make a film popular and then getting too much attention that it will help break a film. This is why I implore any of you who haven?t heard much of this film but maybe want to see it at some point to stop reading this review now. It is best to see this film totally without knowledge of what it is supposedly hyped about in the press because it seems to have been twisted into something it seemingly wasn?t really set out to be. This review will touch upon those aspects so this is the final warning to stop reading for those who?ve seen it or don?t mind the effect of the film ...  Read the complete review

Directed by - Miike Takashi Starring - Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Kuremura, Miyuki Matsuda, Renji Ishibashi, Jun Kunimura Length - 111 minutes Cert - 18 Shigeharu Aoyama (Ishibashi) is the head of a TV production company and has been working extensively since the death of his wife seven years ago. His son advises him to consider getting remarried. He has a think about it and tells his friend Yoshikawa (Kunimura) who plans to help him out. The plan being to hold a fake audition for a film that won't get made. All Shigeharu has to do is to take a look at all the aspiring actresses and see which one would make for a fitting wife. Not too ...  Read the complete review

Seven years ago Shigeharu Aoyama's(Ryo Ishibashi) wife died. He know lives with his son, Shigehiko(Tetsu Sawaki) and his pet dog and feels lonely. One day, whilst eating dinner Shigehiko suggests to Shigeharu that he should remarry because he is starting to look old. Shigeharu takes this suggestion on board but doesn't know how to go about finding a new wife because he is a bit hopeless when talking to women however his long time, friend Yasuhisa Yoshikawa(Jun Kunimura) has an idea on how Shigeharu can meet women. They both work at a film production place and Yasuhisa decides to hold a fake audition for a lead in a film, here Shigeharu can find out a bit ...  Read the complete review