Recent widower Shigharu is advised by his son to find a new wife. Taking advantage of his position as a film company he stages an audition for prospective partners. Interviewing a series of women, Shigharu becomes enchanted by Asami, a quiet woman, who is immediately responsive to his charms. But soon things take a very dark and twisted turn as we find that Asami isn’t what she seems to be. One of the most notorious J-horror films ever made, legendary filmmaker Takashi Miike twists and turns us through delirious editing and shocking visuals for one of the most depraved nightmares put to screen.

Reviews

‘A stomach-turning masterpiece.’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian