Agreed. Hell of a movie. Some of the most brutal filmmaking I've ever seen. AUDITION's definitely one of my favorite Asian horror flicks. Genuinely disturbing, in ways that *very* few horror movies -- even the great ones coming out of Japan lately -- are these days.
Highly, highly recommended. This movie will fuck your brain.
James N.
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