Millennium Actress

About Millennium Actress

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...

Millennium Actress (2002) is an animation romance film directed by Satoshi Kon. It runs 87 minutes and was released in September 2002.

Miyoko Shoji takes the lead as Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice), Mami Koyama as Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) (voice), Fumiko Orikasa as Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice), and Showko Tsuda as Eiko Shimao (voice). Written by Sadayuki Murai and Satoshi Kon. It was produced by Madhouse.

Shelv files it under adventure, china, surreal, and historical. American members can watch it on AsianCrush, HBO Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel.

The Wind Rises, The Boy and the Beast, and Princess Mononoke make useful companions to Millennium Actress, all filed under adult animation, earthquake, and japan. It scores 7.9 out of 10 from 1,110 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.