Question 1

Is Audition (1999) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — Audition (1999)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a serial killer film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 6.6/10 for atmosphere, and 7.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

When did Audition (1999) come out, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

Audition (1999)'s US theatrical release date is August 8, 2001. It first became available to watch at home on November 15, 2001.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Audition (1999)?

Accepted Answer

Audition (1999) has 1 jump scare, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Audition (1999) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Audition (1999) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 5.0/10 for gore, and 6.7/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 1 jump scare. Content warnings on file: body fluids, child endangerment, eye trauma, pet death, sexual violence, and torture.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Audition (1999)?

Accepted Answer

Ryo Ishibashi plays Shigeharu Aoyama, Eihi Shiina plays Asami Yamazaki, Jun Kunimura plays Yasuhisa Yoshikawa, Tetsu Sawaki plays Shigehiko Aoyama, Renji Ishibashi plays Mr Shimada, Miyuki Matsuda plays Ryoko Aoyama, Toshie Negishi plays Rie, Yuriko Hirooka plays Michiyo Yanagida.

Question 6

Does Audition (1999) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Audition (1999) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like Audition (1999)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Audition (1999) on Watch Darkly include American Psycho (2000), Saw III (2006), Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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