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Millennium Actress

Original title: Sennen joyû
  • 20012001
  • PGPG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Millennium Actress (2001)
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A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.
IMDb RATING
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    • Satoshi Kon
    • Satoshi Kon(original story)
    • Sadayuki Murai(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Miyoko Shôji(voice)
    • Shôzô Îzuka(voice)
    • Mami Koyama(voice)
    • Satoshi Kon
    • Satoshi Kon(original story)
    • Sadayuki Murai(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Miyoko Shôji(voice)
    • Shôzô Îzuka(voice)
    • Mami Koyama(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 94User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    Miyoko Shôji
    • Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's)
    • (voice)
    Shôzô Îzuka
    • Genya Tachibana
    • (voice)
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's)
    • (voice)
    Fumiko Orikasa
    Fumiko Orikasa
    • Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's)
    • (voice)
    Shouko Tsuda
    • Eiko Shimao
    • (voice)
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    Hirotaka Suzuoki
    • Junichi Ootaki
    • (voice)
    Hisako Kyôda
    Hisako Kyôda
    • Mother
    • (voice)
    Kan Tokumaru
    • Senior Manager of Ginei
    • (voice)
    Tomie Kataoka
    • Mino
    • (voice)
    Takkô Ishimori
    • Head Clerk
    • (voice)
    Masamichi Satô
    • Young Genya
    • (voice)
    Masaya Onosaka
    • Kyoji Ida
    • (voice)
    Masane Tsukayama
    Masane Tsukayama
    • The Man with the Scar
    • (voice)
    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • The Man of the Key
    • (voice)
    Stephen Bent
    • Junichi Otaki
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Greg Chun
    Greg Chun
    • Man of the Key
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Matt Devereaux
    • The Man with the Scar
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Ben Diskin
    Ben Diskin
    • Kyoji Ida
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
      • Satoshi Kon
      • Satoshi Kon(original story) (screenplay)
      • Sadayuki Murai(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Cranes appear frequently throughout the film, typically with Chiyoko in the same frame. In Japanese culture, cranes represent longevity and fidelity, and are said to live for a thousand years.
    • Goofs
      In the Japanese Version, the news indicates that the astronauts of the Apollo 11 mission departed from Cape Canaveral in 1969. During the Apollo missions, the name was Cape Kennedy. The name of Cape Canaveral, was re-registered until 1974.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Chiyoko Fujiwara: The part I really loved, was chasing him.

    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
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    10/10
    Our loves and our youth.
    Without a doubt, Millennium Actress is a masterpiece. Fluid scene transitions, vibrant colors, and gorgeous pieces of music not only allow, but forces the viewer to feel empathy for the character. I admit, I was teary eyed for several scenes in the movie, it's cinema at its best.

    The story, like Kon's Perfect Blue, is told in a way where reality and fantasy are blurred and joined. Unlike Perfect Blue, the truth and fiction are not important matters in Millennium Actress. Perfect Blue was a movie about an event. Millennium Actress is a movie about an emotion: Love. That search for the long lost love is the only thing that keeps one young. Chiyoko, the main character, travels through centuries and millenniums to find it, but always fails. Yet her zealous passion for this quest is what ultimately keeps her young, even at death.

    Watching this film, we will all be reminded of that one passion we've had during our youthful days and be reminded about our quest to fulfill that passion. Maybe that feeling will return after you've viewed this movie. Maybe you'll regret certain actions and decisions that you've made in the past. But that's of no importance. Because at that point, the film has done its job and you'll feel a little warmer inside.
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    • wassapjy
    • Jun 9, 2009

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2002 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Official Site (United States)
      • Japanese
      • English
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    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Chiyoko Commitee
      • Genco
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    • 1 hour 27 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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