7/10
NETFLIX Rating : 3.4
IMDB Rating : 7.2
FD Smart Rating : 7
Synopsis : A widower decides it's time to date again, but the woman he has chosen has a taste for torture in director Takashi Miike's graphic horror film.
Regions Available ( 1 ) :
Japan
Toshie Negishi , Eihi Shiina , Miyuki Matsuda , Ryo Ishibashi , Tetsu Sawaki , Ren Osugi , Jun Kunimura
Japanese [Original]
Japanese
Drama, Horror, Mystery
1999
1h55m
Recommended for ages 15 and above only
In Tokyo, Shigeharu Aoyama is a widower that grieves the loss of his wife and raises his son Shigehiko Aoyama alone. Seven years later, the teenage Shigehiko asks why his middle-aged father does not remarry and Shigeharu meets his friend Yasuhisa Yoshikawa, who is a film producer, and tells his intention. However, Shigeharu has difficulties to approach to available women to date and Yasuhisa decide to organize a sham audition for casting the lead actress for the fake movie. They receive several portfolios of candidates and Shigeharu becomes obsessed by the gorgeous Asami Yamazaki. Despite the advice of the experienced Yasuhisa, Shigeharu calls Asami to date and he falls for her. But who is the mysterious Asami?