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Millennium Actress
“The magic of movies, the mystery of memory.”
7.9 / 10• 2002• 1h 27m•PG• Japanese
AnimationDramaRomance
Storyline
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.
Cast & Crew
Miyoko Shoji
Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice)
Lead
Mami Koyama
Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice)
Showko Tsuda
Eiko Shimao (voice)
Shozo Iizuka
Genya Tachibana (voice)
Masaya Onosaka
Kyouji Ida (voice)
Masane Tsukayama
The Man with the Scar (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
The Man of the Key (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Satoshi Kon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Millennium Actress is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
