AUDITION / 1999 / CHARACTER STUDY
A study in
stillness.
Asami Yamazaki.
A quiet presence. An unforgettable shadow.
EIHI SHIINA IN A FILM BY TAKASHI MIIKE
NOT EVERYTHING IS AS IT APPEARS.

01 / ASAMI YAMAZAKIオーディション
ASAMI YAMAZAKITHE SILENCE BEFOREAUDITION — 1999
01 — THE CHARACTER
Soft-spoken.
Impossible to forget.
In Audition, a staged casting call becomes the beginning of something far more unsettling. At its center is Asami Yamazaki, played by Eihi Shiina.
Her stillness is the fascination: the measured glance, the gentle expression, the sense that something remains just out of view. This small tribute stays with those images—and the unease they leave behind.
An unofficial fan tribute. The imagery below reveals elements of the film’s later scenes.02 — THE ARCHIVE
Four fragments.
One lasting impression.
Stills & motion studies
Choose a frame to look closer.
Motion plays only when opened. Close a study to stop playback.
03 — THE FILM
Auditionオーディション
- YEAR
- 1999
- DIRECTOR
- Takashi Miike
- ASAMI YAMAZAKI
- Eihi Shiina
- ORIGIN
- Japan