Takashi Miike’s ‘Audition’ 4K Trailer – First Look at Arrow Video’s New Restoration [Exclusive]

From Japanese master of horror Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, One Missed Call), Audition is coming to 4K Ultra HD on June 15 in the UK and on June 16 in North America.

We have your first look at Arrow Video’s new restoration of the notorious 1999 J-horror classic in the trailer below.

Audition has been restored in 4K from the original Super 16mm camera negative, approved by director of photography Hideo Yamamoto, with Dolby Vision.

Special features:

• 4K restoration from the original Super 16mm camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by director of photography Hideo Yamamoto (new)
• 4K (2160p) Ultra HD presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
• Newly restored original lossless stereo and 4.0 audio, plus DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
• Optional English subtitles
• Introduction by director Takashi Miike
• Audio commentary by director Takashi Miike and screenwriter Daisuke Tengan
• Audio commentary by Miike biographer Tom Mes
• Callback – Interview with actor Ryo Ishibashi (new)
• Ties that Bind – Interview with director Takashi Miike
• Damaged Romance – Appreciation by Japanese cinema historian Tony Rayns
• Archive interviews with stars Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Renji Ishibashi and Ren Osugi
• Deeper Deeper Into Audition – Audio essay by author and critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• Trailers
• Image gallery

Also included:

• Booklet with new writing on the film by Anton Bitel, Jennie Kermode and Jamie Graham
• Reversible sleeve featuring new artwork by Dark Inker and original UK artwork by Graham Humphreys

When recent widower Shigeharu Aoyama is advised by his son to find a new wife, he seeks the advice of a colleague having been out of the dating scene for many years. The two men decide to take advantage of their position working at a film company to stage an audition to find the perfect partner.

Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu soon becomes enchanted by Asami, a quiet, 24-year-old woman, who is immediately responsive to his charms. However, events quickly take a very dark and twisted turn as we find that Asami isn’t what she seems to be…

Daisuke Tengan (13 Assassins) penned the script, based on Ryû Murakami‘s 1997 novel of the same name. Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, and Jun Kunimura star.

Miike’s Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, a standalone sequel to 1992’s Bad Lieutenant, is due out later this year. He’s currently working on a new horror film starring Charli XCX, Milly Alcock, and Norman Reedus.