Audition

Extreme drama from director Takashi Miike tells of Aoyama, a lonely widower owner of a video production company, who joins forces with his friend to stage a phony film audition in order to find a second wife. Aoyama's choice is beautiful ballerina Asami, but their relationship turns from blissful to bizarre when Asami unleashes her sado-masochistic side through a series of torturous sessions with the unsuspecting Aoyama. Ryo Ishibashi and Jun Kunimura star in this not-for-the-squeamish tale. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; interviews; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles.