The life of Shidehara Aoyama, an honest man, who after the death of his wife, decides to stay alone and raise his son, has been changed completely when his son with the help of his best friend who is a film producer who makes a plan to find a bride for him and their plan achieves a great success, as he becomes infatuated with a beautiful woman.
An extremely disturbing and violent psychological thriller from the gifted Japanese director Takashi Miike, which will linger in memory long after you see the film.
Whether reading Audition as a portrait of coming to terms with grief, a feminist revenge tale, or a graphic exploration of romantic attachment and idealism, it remains a terrifying film.
This brazen shocker is never less than compelling -- even when you feel compelled to shut your eyes.
Houston Chronicle
October 19, 2001
There will be many people who consider Audition an atrocity, and a few who find it a stimulating cinema experience.
Suite101.com
September 25, 2010
It's Japanese provocateur Takashi Miike's best film - a mordant spin on "Little Red Riding Hood" with sexist expectations as the wolf on which the tables are turned. Its "kiri, kiri" refrain also is the Zeroes' answer to "Is it safe?" from "Marathon Man."
