Millennium Actress (2001)
Sennen joyû (original title)Reference View | Change View
- PG
- 1h 27min
- Animation, Drama
- 14 Sep 2002 (Japan)
- Movie
A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.
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Writers:
Stars:
Awards:
- 6 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
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Miyoko Shôji | ... |
Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice)
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| Mami Koyama | ... |
Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) (voice)
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| Fumiko Orikasa | ... |
Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice)
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Shôzô Îzuka | ... |
Genya Tachibana (voice)
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Shôko Tsuda | ... |
Eiko Shimao (voice)
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| Hirotaka Suzuoki | ... |
Junichi Ootaki (voice)
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| Hisako Kyôda | ... |
Mother (voice)
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Kan Tokumaru | ... |
Senior Manager of Ginei (voice)
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Tomie Kataoka | ... |
Mino (voice)
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Takkô Ishimori | ... |
Head Clerk (voice)
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Masamichi Satô | ... |
Young Genya (voice)
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Masaya Onosaka | ... |
Kyoji Ida (voice)
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| Masane Tsukayama | ... |
The Man with the Scar (voice)
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| Kôichi Yamadera | ... |
The Man of the Key (voice)
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Stephen Bent | ... |
Junichi Otaki (voice)
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| Greg Chun | ... |
Man of the Key (voice)
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Matt Devereaux | ... |
The Man with the Scar (voice)
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| Ben Diskin | ... |
Kyoji Ida (voice)
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| Barbara Goodson | ... |
Chiyoko's Mother (voice)
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| JP Karliak | ... |
Scarface (voice)
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Jo Lee | ... |
Eiko Shimao (voice)
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| Mona Marshall | ... |
Mino (voice)
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| Stuart Milligan | ... |
Ida (2005) (voice)
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| Laura Post | ... |
Eiko Shimao (voice)
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Regina Reagan | ... |
Chiyoko Fujiwara (voice)
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| Cindy Robinson | ... |
Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice)
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Samantha Shaw | ... |
Mino (voice)
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| Keith Silverstein | ... |
Otaki (voice)
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Felicity Smith | ... |
Mother (voice)
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| Christopher Swindle | ... |
Genya Tachibana (Old) (voice)
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| Abby Trott | ... |
Chiyoko Fujiwara (teen) (voice)
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John Vernon | ... |
Genya Tachibana / Senior Manager of Ginei (voice)
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| Erin Yvette | ... |
Adult Chiyoko (voice)
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Directed by
| Satoshi Kon | ||
| Kô Matsuo | ||
Written by
| Satoshi Kon | ... | (original story) |
| Sadayuki Murai | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Satoshi Kon | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Yasuteru Iwase | ... | animation producer |
| Tarô Maki | ... | producer |
| Masao Morosawa | ... | animation producer |
Music by
| Susumu Hirasawa | ||
Cinematography by
| Hisao Shirai | ||
Editing by
| Satoshi Terauchi | ||
Editorial Department
| Yuriko Ito | ... | negative cutter |
| Kashiko Kimura | ... | negative cutter |
| Yurika Tsuchiya | ... | negative cutter |
Art Direction by
| Nobutaka Ike | ||
Production Management
| Takayuki Hirao | ... | assistant production manager |
| Satoki Toyoda | ... | production manager |
Art Department
| Kazunori Hashimoto | ... | color designer |
| Toshiyuki Inoue | ... | art supervisor |
| Ken'ichi Konishi | ... | art supervisor |
| Yasumitsu Suetaka | ... | co-art director |
Sound Department
| Masanori Chinzei | ... | sound engineer |
| Takuya Hasegawa | ... | assistant sound effects editor: Sound Box |
| Tsutomu Kashiwakura | ... | assistant sound director |
| Tsutomu Kawahigashi | ... | dolby sound consultant: Continental Far East |
| Shizuo Kurahashi | ... | sound effects editor: Sound Box |
| Masafumi Mima | ... | sound director |
| Airi Mori | ... | recording engineer |
| Mikio Mori | ... | dolby sound consultant: Continental Far East |
| Noboru Nishio | ... | optical recordist |
| Yûji Tagami | ... | recording assistant: Aoi Studio |
| Fujio Yamada | ... | sound recordist |
Special Effects by
| Sachi Suzuki | ... | special effects (as Sachiko Suzuki) |
| Kumiko Taniguchi | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Lee Seok Bum | ... | digital compositor: DR Movie |
| Hitoshi Haga | ... | digital compositor |
| Kim Tae Hyun | ... | digital compositor: DR Movie |
| Yuriko Kadomoto | ... | digital compositor |
| Kô Matsuo | ... | digital compositor (as Kou Matsuo) |
| Jin-yee Park | ... | digital compositor: DR Movie |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Masafumi Awakura | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Kôichi Gonda | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos (as Koichi Gonda) |
| Kanae Haijima | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Takafumi Hirata | ... | assistant director of photography |
| Toshikazu Hisano | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Kumiko Idei | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Kazuki Iida | ... | animation camera operator: Anime Room |
| Motoaki Ikegami | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Shinji Ikegami | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Keisuke Kamata | ... | animation camera operator: Anime Room |
| Takao Kawahara | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Katsunori Maehara | ... | assistant director of photography |
| Etsushi Masuda | ... | animation camera operator: Anime Room |
| Yumiko Morimoto | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Tomohiro Nishiyama | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Hiroshi Noguchi | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Yûko Orikasa | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos (as Yuko Orikasa) |
| Takashi Shimada | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Hiroki Shiozuka | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Kasumi Takarada | ... | animation camera operator: Anime Room |
| Masato Tamura | ... | animation camera operator: Anime Room |
| Yuki Toyonaga | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Kazunori Yamaguchi | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
| Shôji Yazawa | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos (as Shouji Yazawa) |
| Tetsuo Ôfuji | ... | animation camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Animation Department
| Junko Abe | ... | key animator |
| Ko Kun Ae | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Her Me Ah | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Mi Kyoung An | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as An Mi Kyoung) |
| Kôichi Arai | ... | key animator (as Koichi Arai) |
| Yu-mi Chae | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Chae Yu Mi) |
| Hyun Mi Cho | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Cho Hyun Mi) |
| Hee Eun Choi | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Choi Hee Eun) |
| Soon Hee Choi | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Choi Soon Hee) |
| Soon Yeol Choi | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Choi Soon Youl) |
| Yun Hee Choi | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Choi Yun Hee) |
| Kyung-Ai Chung | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania (as Choun Kyoung Ai) |
| Pek Eun Ea | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Masahiro Emoto | ... | key animator |
| Yui Enomoto | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House |
| Rie Eyama | ... | inbetween checker: Studio Takuranke |
| Shôgo Furuya | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Jin Chang Gun | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Myeong-yeon Ha | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Ha Myeoung Yeon) |
| Hitoshi Haga | ... | key animator |
| Hideki Hamasu | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Young-suk Hea | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Jeon Sun Hee | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Lee Yeun Hee | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Lee Yeuh Hee) |
| Hye-jung Her | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Takeshi Honda | ... | animation director / character designer |
| Eun Jin Hong | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Takafumi Hori | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House |
| Yoshinori Horikawa | ... | ink and paint checker |
| Hiroyuki Horiuchi | ... | key animator |
| Soon-a Hwang | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Yoon Jung Hye | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Eun Hyun | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania |
| Kwak Hyun | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Kei Ichikura | ... | background artist |
| Chieko Ichimanda | ... | animation checker |
| Keiko Iimori | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House (as Keiko Imori) |
| Hisashi Ikeda | ... | background artist |
| Junko Ina | ... | background artist |
| Kaoru Inoda | ... | background artist |
| Toshiyuki Inoue | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Tatsuhiro Itano | ... | key animator |
| Yoon Suk Jae | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Cheol-Ho Jang | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Jang Cheor Ho) |
| Hyun-sik Jang | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Jang Hyun Sik) |
| Nam-ok Jang | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania (as Jang Nam Ohuk) |
| Joung Hee Jean | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Seong Hui Jeong | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Jung Sung Hee) |
| Youn Hee Jeong | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Jeoung Youn Hee) |
| Eun-suk Jeoung | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Jeoung Eun Suk) |
| Lee Jin | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania |
| Young-rae Jo | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Hyun Ju Jun | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Jung Hyun Ju) |
| Jung-Suk Jun | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Jun Joung Suk) |
| Choi Ki Jung | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| You Kyung Jung | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Yuriko Kadomoto | ... | ink and paint checker |
| Masatoshi Kai | ... | background artist |
| Chikako Kamata | ... | ink and paint checker |
| Young Suk Kang | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania (as Kang Young Sook) |
| Nao Kanô | ... | background artist (as Nao Karino) |
| Kumiko Kawana | ... | key animator |
| Toshihiro Kikuchi | ... | key animator |
| Chun-soo Kim | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Kim Chun Soo) |
| Eun Young Kim | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Kim Eun Young) |
| Hwa Soon Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania (as Kim Hwa Soon) |
| Hyejeong Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Hyun Hee Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Hyunjung Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Hyun-jung Kim) |
| Jung Eun Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Kim Jung Eun) |
| Jung-a Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Kim Jun-a) |
| Keun-hwa Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Soo-jin Kim | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Kim Soo Jin) |
| Su-jaung Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania (as Kim Su Jaung) |
| Young-mi Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Young-yae Kim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Yu Mi Kim | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Kim Yu Mi) |
| Hirotaka Kinoshita | ... | key animator |
| Naruyo Kiriyama | ... | background artist |
| Satoshi Kon | ... | character designer |
| Ken'ichi Konishi | ... | animation director / key animator |
| Akiko Konno | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House |
| Yumi Koshikawa | ... | ink and paint checker |
| Masahiko Kubo | ... | key animator |
| Tetsuya Kumagai | ... | key animator |
| Masahiro Kurio | ... | key animator |
| Bok Kyoung Kwon | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Kwon Bok Kyoung) |
| Hyun Soon Kwon | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Suk-o Kwon | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Kwon-o Sunk) |
| Tae Ok Kwon | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Kwon Tae Ok) |
| Cho-hee Kyung | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Dong-Wook Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Lee Dong Wook) |
| Eun-Jung Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Ha-youn Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Hae-kyung Lee | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Lee Hae Kyung) |
| Hye Sung Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Lee Hye Sung) |
| Hyo Sun Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Lee Hyo Sun) |
| Hyun-sook Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Lee Hyun Suk) |
| Jae-min Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Lee Jae Min) |
| Jung Eun Lee | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Lee Jung Eun) |
| Mi Ok Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Lee Mi Ok) |
| Nam Hee Lee | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania (as Lee Nam Hee) |
| Sook-hee Lee | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Suk-hoon Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Lee Suck Hoon) |
| Sul Young Lee | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Lee Suel Young) |
| An-myoung Lim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as An Myoung Lim) |
| Hyo-kyoung Lim | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Lim Hyo Kyoung) |
| Jeung-a Lim | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Joung-mi Lim | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Michio Mihara | ... | key animator |
| Yasunori Miyazawa | ... | key animator |
| Sung Ho Moon | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Moon Sung Ho) |
| Minoru Murao | ... | key animator |
| Mitsunori Murata | ... | key animator |
| Kana Nakayama | ... | ink and paint checker |
| Katsuichi Nakayama | ... | key animator |
| Takahito Nakazawa | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House |
| Jae Ho Nam | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Tetsuya Nishio | ... | key animator |
| Su-im Oh | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Oh Su Im) |
| Masako Okada | ... | background artist |
| Yoshiko Okuda | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House |
| Harue Ono | ... | ink and paint checker |
| Hea-roung Park | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania |
| Jun Hee Park | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Park Jung Hee) |
| Kae-ryun Park | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Park Gae Ryun) |
| Mee-ok Park | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Oak In Park | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania (as Park Ohuk In) |
| Youn-joung Park | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie |
| Young Shin Park | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Park Young Sin) |
| Eun Me Pyun | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Pyun Eun Me) |
| Choi Hey Ran | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Kum Sook Seo | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Seo Kum Sook) |
| Saeng-Hoe Seo | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Seo Saeng Hoe) |
| Song-hee Seo | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Seo Sung Hee) |
| Yasuhiro Seo | ... | key animator |
| Hiroshi Shimizu | ... | key animator |
| Eun-kyung Shin | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Shin Eun Kyung) |
| Hye Mi Shin | ... | ink and paint artist: DR Movie (as Shin Hye Mi) |
| Hyun Ju Song | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Song Hyun Ju) |
| Yûko Sugiyama | ... | background artist |
| Kim Mi Suk | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie |
| Michiyo Suzuki | ... | key animator |
| Yuuka Suzuki | ... | ink and paint checker (as Yuka Suzuki) |
| Masaharu Tada | ... | key animator |
| Jun Takagi | ... | key animator |
| Kumiko Terada | ... | inbetween checker: Studio Takuranke |
| Shin'ichi Uehara | ... | background artist (as Shinichi Uehara) |
| Ichirô Uno | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House |
| Aiko Wakatsuki | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House |
| Ken'ichi Watanabe | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House (as Kenichi Watanabe) |
| Sakiko Watanabe | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House |
| Song-sik Woo | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Woo Song Sik) |
| Tomoko Yamamoto | ... | ink and paint checker |
| Yûko Yazaki | ... | inbetween animator: Mad House (as Yuko Yazaki) |
| In-suk Yoo | ... | ink and paint artist: Kyung Kang Ania (as Yoo In Sook) |
| Masaki Yoshizaki | ... | background artist |
| Hye-seon Youn | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Youn Hye Seon) |
| Myung Hee Youn | ... | inbetween animator: DR Movie (as Youn Myung Hee) |
| Yoshimitsu Ôhashi | ... | key animator |
| Kiyomi Ôta | ... | background artist (as Kiyomi Ota) |
| Shinji Ôtsuka | ... | key animator (as Shinji Otsuka) |
Additional Crew
| Itaru Fujimoto | ... | production committee: The Klockworx Co. Ltd. |
| Yohei Haraguchi | ... | advertisement |
| Hiroshi Hashimoto | ... | advertisement |
| Takayuki Hirao | ... | production assistant |
| Kevin Hoffer | ... | voice director |
| Yumi Iwashita | ... | advertisement |
| Masaki Kaifu | ... | production committee: WOWOW Inc. |
| Kazumi Kawashiro | ... | production committee: Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. |
| Carrie Keranen | ... | supervising voice director |
| Masahiro Kiba | ... | production collaborator |
| Matthias Klages | ... | voice dubbing |
| Satoshi Kon | ... | original concept by |
| Satoshi Kubo | ... | production committee: Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. |
| Ian MacDougall | ... | English Subtitles Translator |
| Tarô Maki | ... | production committee: Genco Inc. |
| Masao Maruyama | ... | planning director |
| Nobuhiko Sakô | ... | production committee: The Klockworx Co. Ltd. |
| Naoki Sato | ... | advertisement |
| Michiko Suzuki | ... | production committee: WOWOW Inc. |
| Seiji Suzuki | ... | advertisement |
| Kyoko Yamashita | ... | title designer |
| Takeshi Yasuda | ... | production committee: Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. |
| Nobuhiro Ôsawa | ... | advertisement (as Nobuhiro Osawa) |
Thanks
| Masahiro Kiba | ... | special thanks |
| Mari Oishi | ... | special thanks |
| Satoko Yoshida | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Bandai Visual Company
- Chiyoko Commitee
- Genco
- Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
- Madhouse (animation)
- WOWOW
Distributors
- Eleven Arts (2019) (United States)
- Bio Rex Distribution (2007) (Finland) (theatrical)
- DreamWorks Animation (2003) (United States) (theatrical)
- Selecta Visión (2011) (Spain) (theatrical) (event & technical release)
- Selecta Visión (Spain) (theatrical) (4K)
- Septième Factory (2019) (France) (theatrical)
- The Klockworx (2002) (Japan) (theatrical)
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Go Fish Pictures (2003) (United States) (subtitled)
- Kazé Germany (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Kazé Germany (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kazé Germany (2022) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Manga Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2012) (Japan) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Passworld (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- Selecta Visión (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
- Shout! Studios (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Shout! Studios (2019) (United States) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- DR Movie (in-between animation)
- DR Movie (ink and paint support studio)
- Kyungkang Animation (ink and paint support studio)
- Maki Production (titles)
- SHAFT (in-between animation support studio)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A movie studio is being torn down. TV interviewer Genya Tachibana has tracked down its most famous star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who has been a recluse since she left acting some 30 years ago. Tachibana delivers a key to her, and it causes her to reflect on her career; as she's telling the story, Tachibana and his long-suffering cameraman are drawn in. The key was given to her as a teenager by a painter and revolutionary that she helped to escape the police. She becomes an actress because it will make it possible to track him down, and she spends the next several decades acting out that search in various genres and eras.
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 Anime Movies (Redux) (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rotation (Lotus-2) See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Chiyoko Fujiwara: The part I really loved, was chasing him. See more » |