Status
Released
original language
ja
Budget
$ 250000
Revenue
$ 359853
Shigeharu Aoyama
Asami Yamazaki
Yasuhisa Yoshikawa
Shigehiko Aoyama
Mr Shimada
Ryoko Aoyama
Rie
Michiyo Yanagida
Toastmaster
Director
Shibata
Bartender
TV Station Presenter
Misuzu Takagi
Young Shigehiko
Young Asami
FM Announcer
Doctor
Nurse
Written by John Chard on 2015-10-17
You'll only love me. Wont you? As the film lovers of the Western World clamoured for more Asian horror, along came Ôdishon (Audition), a one of a kind sort of pic. Its positive reputation is well deserved, though what negative press exists is certainly understandable. Run time runs close to two hours, and for ninety minutes of that time the film trundles along at a sedate pace. Director Takashi Miike is exploring the key characters, deftly providing an overlay of grief management, loneliness, sadness and even cruelty. There's a deliberately hallucinatory vibe to the narrative, with many thematic beats ticking away, though answers are not readily available, where both the lead protagonist and antagonist have blurry mindsets, or do they? It all builds to the Grand Guignol last quarter, where the film has gained its wince inducing rep. Worth the wait? Yes it is for sure, even if it is tinged with a sense of disappointment that there's one too many twists for twist sake. 7/10