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Millennium Actress
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Millennium Actress is a Japanese animated movie produced by the studio Madhouse. Directed by Satoshi Kon, the film was released in 2002. It has a runtime of 87 minutes and is categorized under the genres of action, adventure, drama, and fantasy. The narrative features an adult cast and explores themes of history and showbiz.
The story incorporates surreal elements and references to earthquakes, with settings in Japan and China. Its tagline describes the work as exploring the magic of movies and the mystery of memory. The film has been made available through various providers, including HBO Max, Amazon Channel, Retrocrush, and AsianCrush.
Critical reception includes a review score of 7.92 out of 10 and a 93% rating. Other metrics list a score of 7.7 out of 10 and 70 out of 100. Audience data from Jikan shows a score of 8.24, based on ratings from 95,835 users. The TMDb platform lists a vote average of 7.849. The production generated a revenue of 37,641.
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Film · TMDB
7.8Documentary 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
- Miyoko Shoji as Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice)
- Mami Koyama as Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) (voice)
- Fumiko Orikasa as Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice)
- Showko Tsuda as Eiko Shimao (voice)
- Shozo Iizuka as Genya Tachibana (voice)
- Masaya Onosaka as Kyouji Ida (voice)
Themes
- japan
- china
- key
- surreal
- earthquake
- second sino-japanese war (1937-45)
- historical
- recluse
- adult animation
- movie star
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Anime · MyAnimeList
Millennium Actress
- Score
- 8.24/10 (95,835 votes)
- Rank
- #392
- Popularity
- #1326
- Type
- Movie
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studios
- Madhouse
At the turn of the millennium, Ginei Studio's dilapidated buildings are set to be demolished. Ex-employee and filmmaker Genya Tachibana decides to honor this occasion with a commemorative documentary about the company's star actress: Chiyoko Fujiwara, the reclusive sweetheart of…
via Jikan · MyAnimeList
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- actress
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Satoshi Kon
- Voice actor
- Kōji Yusa
- Composer
- Susumu Hirasawa
- Production company
- Madhouse
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 350880
- Distribution format
- direct-to-video
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- publication date
- 2003-09-12
- title
- Millennium Actress
- distributed by
- Netflix
- inspired by
- Hideko Takamine
- references work, tradition or theory
- Godzilla
- character designer
- Takeshi Honda
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 78/100
- capital cost
- 1200000
- box office
- 262891
- nominated for
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Sources (15)
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