Redux: Takashi Miike’s Audition (1999) — Collateral Cinema #Miikeversary Special (SPOILERS)

Title: Audition (オーディション, Ōdishon) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Director: Takashi Miike Producers: Satoshi Fukushima, Akemi Suyama Writer(s): Daisuke Tengan (screenplay), Ryu Murakami (original novel) Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina Release date: March 3, 2000 (JP) PROMO: Shocked & Applaud (@ShockedApplaud) ORIGINAL EPISODE: Ep 00: Takashi Miike’s Audition (1999) SHOWNOTES: We hope our listeners had an enjoyable Valentine's Day, and just in time: we've got a special episode for you lovebirds out there... As part of our Anniversary Special this season, we're celebrating over 5 years of podcasting with a redux of our original pilot: Audition. This 1999 horror film from Japanese icon and movie Chad Takashi Miike is known among the annals of disturbing cinema for its graphic depiction of torture just prior to the 2000s, and out of all the films we've covered so far, it's definitely worthy of a re-analysis. Stay tuned for more #Miikeversary content this month as Collateral Gaming joins us for a look at Miike's Ace Attorney movie! Collateral Cinema is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and is on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, Chill Lover Radio, and wherever else you get your podcasts! (Collateral Cinema is a Collateral Media Podcast. Intro song is a license-free beat. All music and movie clips are owned by their respective creators and are used for educational purposes only. Please don’t sue us; we’re poor!)