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[Machine Translation] Takashi Miike's film adaptation of Ryu Murakami's original story! The beautiful woman who came to audition had another face! This cult horror film is highly acclaimed for its sudden change of pace, with a love story in the first half and splatter in the second half. The film is full of "painful" scenes such as a needle inserted into the tongue and a leg amputated with a butcher knife! Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Dutch Film Festival. The film was also awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival and the Dutch Critics' Circle Prize. The heroine of the film is played by top model Eihi Shiina, who also has the famous line, "Kiri kiri kiri...isn't it painful? The film co-stars regular Miike troupe members including Ishibashi Ryo, Osugi Ren, and Ishibashi Renji. --Aoyama, who runs a video production company, lost his wife seven years ago and spends lonely days with his only son, Shigehiko. One day, Aoyama's friend Yoshikawa, who is concerned about Aoyama's situation, holds an audition under the guise of a film production and proposes to find a new marriage partner among the auditionees. At first, Aoyama is not keen on the idea, but when he meets Asami, a woman who shows up at the audition, he becomes increasingly attracted to her. However, Asami's true face is gradually revealed...
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Original Release Year: 2000
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