Audition (Ôdishon) (1999) [reclassified 2017]

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Synopsis

Japanese-language Horror/Thriller. Based on the novel by Ryû Murakami. A widower (Ryo Ishibashi) holds auditions to find a new wife.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of cursing and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent portrayals of weapons and hand-to-hand violence, most in a torture context, some involving children – blood and disturbing detail
• Infrequent portrayals of sexually suggestive scenes – no nudity, little detail
• Brief breast nudity in a non-sexual context
• Frequent portrayals of smoking in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of alcohol use in a recreational context
• Infrequent portrayals of crude bodily functions – some disturbing detail

Thematic elements

• Gender and power
• Revenge
• Pain and abuse

Classification rationale

Rated 18A for brutal violence and torture in a disturbing context

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