---
title: 'Audition (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Takashi Miike'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/audition-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Audition (1999)

1999 · R · 115 min · Drama, Horror, Thriller · Japan

Original title: オーディション

## Synopsis

Audition  is a 1999 Japanese psychological horror film directed by Takashi Miike and written by Daisuke Tengan, who adapted it from Ryu Murakami's 1997 novel of the same name. It follows a middle-aged widower who enlists the help of his film producer friend to stage fake auditions in order to meet a new girlfriend, only to find that the young woman he chooses has a dark past.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Takashi Miike](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-miike)
- **Screenplay:** [Ryū Murakami](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryu-murakami)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kōji Endō](https://cinepixo.com/people/koji-endo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hideo Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideo-yamamoto)
- **Editor:** [Yasushi Shimamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasushi-shimamura)

## Cast

- [Jun Kunimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-kunimura)
- [Ren Ōsugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ren-osugi)
- [Toshie Negishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshie-negishi)
- [Ryo Ishibashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryo-ishibashi)
- [Miyuki Matsuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/miyuki-matsuda)
- [Renji Ishibashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/renji-ishibashi)
- [Eihi Shiina](https://cinepixo.com/people/eihi-shiina)
- [Tetsu Sawaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsu-sawaki)
- [Ken Mitsuishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-mitsuishi)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/audition-1999
Film facts: Wikidata (Q565130); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.