Japan Synopsis
オーディション
“She always gets a part.”
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
Audience Engagement
1,354 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (98th percentile) outruns trending popularity (77th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Horror + Drama in Japan
76 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Audition itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Audition. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
Audition holds position #65 of 187 Japan films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Audition premiered alongside 60 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 55m runtime, production spent $2K per minute on screen and earned $3K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 60 other Japan films in 1999.
The 1231st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Audition, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- man looking for wife · 1
- pretty woman · 1
- torture · 26
- psychological thriller · 21
- sadism · 9
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,910 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #36 of 391 (top 9%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Basara Pictures, Creators Company Connection, Omega Project |
| Runtime | 1h 55m |
| Release Date | October 6, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0235198 |