Millennium Actress (2001)

• Year: 2001
• Released: 14 Sep 2002
• Country: Japan
• Adwords: 6 wins & 8 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291350/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/millennium_actress
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/millennium-actress
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Japanese, English
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
• Runtime: 87 min
• Writer: Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai
• Director: Satoshi Kon
• Cast: Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama
• Keywords: anime, historical, edo period, meiji period, sengoku period,

	7.8/10
	70/100

Millennium Actress Storyline

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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Excellent blending of reality and illusion

The life story of an actress told to reporters that blurs the line between reality and fantasy as the movies she made become he life and vice versa.

A wonderful continuation of of the ideas in the brilliant thriller Perfect Blue, we once again have our perceptions turned upside down and sideways. Who is telling the truth, or more importantly is it even possible to know when all we are anyway is a half remembered collection of memories, are notions thrown at us and left for us to determine on our own. This is a film that probably could never have worked as a live action film simply because the changes between reality, memory and movie could never be as seamless as they are here.

This is a movie for grown ups and very clearly shows why those who think animated films are only for kids is missing out.

visually appealing but rather empty

I like anime and have seen quite a bit for an old fart and I have also seen dozens and dozens Japanese movies! However, to me this wasn’t much of a film. I was expecting so much and the film just seemed rather empty and not particularly compelling. I think this is because the main character and her quest just didn’t engage me–it made no sense and you had no real sense that she was REAL. Instead, the film abruptly shifts from era to era to era without adequate time devoted to each segment. This made for a disjointed and rather exhausting ride! My anime adoring teen watched the film with me and felt much the same. We both agreed the animation was excellent–particularly the backgrounds. We also liked the reporter–he was an occasionally funny addition.

I think IF this movie were instead made into a series, it would be MUCH better. Then, the character could remain in one time period MUCH longer and develop and grow, instead of being rather one-dimensional.

Satoshi Kon’s second best film

My first choice goes to Paprika, though that, this, Tokyo Godfathers and Perfect Blue(in order of personal preference) are extremely good. Millennium Actress is outstanding in every regard. The animation style is both beautiful and surreal, which is a very good mix. The music is truly wonderful, ethereal and haunting, without overbearing or underplaying the drama. The dialogue is thought-provoking and emotionally complex. Millennium Actress really is also a masterstroke in storytelling, there is always something happening yet the story manages to be told in poignant, truthful, thoughtful and sometimes funny ways. The characters are interesting and well-defined, as well as always relateable to the audience. The voice acting does nothing to undermine this, being dynamic and expressive. Overall, outstanding both as an animated film and film in general, and Kon’s second best of a truly impressive resume. 10/10 Bethany Cox