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DVD release - Audition [Uncut Special Edition] (Lionsgate) available on August 23, 2005

Posted by Kevin Ouellette on August 29, 2008 6:08pm EDT (4 years ago)

Filed under: Horror, Thriller, DVD/Blu-ray releases

audition-lions-gate.jpg [DVD] (Lionsgate)

When Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) decides it’s time for him to remarry years after his wife’s death his producer friend helps him stage a fake movie audition as a way to meet women. He gets more than he bargained for however, when the woman he chooses, Asami Yamazaki (Eihi Shiina), turns out to be deeply disturbed by her traumatic past.

Region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen 1.85:1. Dolby Digital 5.1ch Japanese audio with English subtitles. Features include interviews, audio commentary by Takashi Miike, director’s introduction, photo gallery, and Bravo’s 100 Scariest Movie Moments segment.

Update: This title is now out of print in North America. Shout! Factory now holds the rights for the film and have released a new Collector's Edition on both DVD and Blu-ray.