Audition vs One Cut of the Dead

One Cut of the Dead has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.1/10 for Audition). One Cut of the Dead is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 55m. Audition is the older of the two (2000 against 2017). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Audition posterAudition2000 VS One Cut of the Dead posterOne Cut of the Dead2017
AuditionOne Cut of the Dead
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 7.6/10
Year20002017
Length1h 55m1h 36m
GenresDrama, HorrorComedy, Drama, Horror
Country––
DirectorTakashi MiikeShinichiro Ueda
Main castFumiyo Kohinata, Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura, Tetsu SawakiTakayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Kazuaki Nagaya, Harumi Shuhama, Mao

Synopsis

Audition

Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.

One Cut of the Dead

Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.

Where to watch

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