7.6 Score

2000 • 1h 55min • R • Horror, Drama

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"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.

IMDb 7.1

RT 83%

MC 70

Director

Takashi Miike

Writers

Daisuke Tengan

Ryū Murakami

Composer

Koji Endo

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Ryo Ishibashi

Shigeharu Aoyama

Eihi Shiina

Asami Yamazaki

Jun Kunimura

Yasuhisa Yoshikawa

Tetsu Sawaki

Shigehiko Aoyama

Renji Ishibashi

Mr Shimada

Miyuki Matsuda

Ryoko Aoyama

Toshie Negishi

Rie

Yuriko Hirooka

Michiyo Yanagida

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Ryo Ishibashi Shigeharu Aoyama

Eihi Shiina Asami Yamazaki

Jun Kunimura Yasuhisa Yoshikawa

Tetsu Sawaki Shigehiko Aoyama

Renji Ishibashi Mr Shimada

Miyuki Matsuda Ryoko Aoyama

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Yuuto Arima Young Shigehiko

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