Millennium Actress
November 18, 2024
When the legendary Ginei Studios shuts down, filmmaker Genya Tachibana and his assistant are tasked with interviewing its reclusive star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who had retired from the spotlight 30 years prior. As she recounts her career, Genya and his crew are literally pulled into her memories where they witness her chance encounter with a mysterious man on the run from the police. Despite never knowing his name or his face, Chiyoko relentlessly pursues that man in a seamless blend of reality and memory that only Satoshi Kon could deliver.
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- Director: Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo
- Principal Cast: Miyoko Shôji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Shôzô Îzuka
- Country: Japan
- Year: 2001
- Running Time: 87 min.
- Producer: Tarô Maki
- Screenplay: Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai
- Cinematographers: Hisao Shirai
- Editors: Satoshi Terauchi
- Music: Susumu Hirasawa
- Language: Japanese
- Has Subtitles: Yes