Millennium Actress

Millennium Actress

The magic of movies, the mystery of memory.

Directed by Satoshi Kon

Produced by Madhouse

200287 min7.9 / 10

A dreamlike, visually stunning meditation on memory, cinema, and the blurred boundary between a woman's life and the films she inhabited, told through nested narratives that collapse past and present.

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.

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  • Is Millennium Actress one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.

  • Is Millennium Actress sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Millennium Actress easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is Millennium Actress scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Millennium Actress end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Millennium Actress violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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