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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   4,755 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Satoshi Kon (writer)
Sadayuki Murai (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 September 2002 (Japan) more
Plot:
A movie studio is being torn down. TV interviewer Genya Tachibana has tracked down its most famous star... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 8 nominations more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Miyoko Shôji ... Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice)
Mami Koyama ... Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa ... Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice)
Shôzô Îzuka ... Genya Tachibana (voice)
Shouko Tsuda ... Eiko Shimao (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki ... Junichi Ootaki (voice)
Hisako Kyôda ... Mother (voice)
Kan Tokumaru ... Senior Manager of Ginei (voice)
Tomie Kataoka ... Mino (voice)
Masamichi Sato ... Young Genya (voice)
Masaya Onosaka ... Kyoji Ida (voice)
Masane Tsukayama ... The Man with the Scar (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera ... The Man of the Key (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephen Bent ... Junichi Otaki (voice: English version)
Matt Devereaux ... The Man with the Scar (voice: English version)
Felicity Duncan Smith ... Mother (voice: English version) (as Felicity Duncan)
Takkô Ishimori ... Head Clerk (voice)
Jo Lee ... Eiko Shimao (voice: English version)
Stuart Milligan ... Kyoji Ida (voice: English version)
Regina Reagan ... Chiyoko (Manga Entertainment 2005) (voice: English version)
Samantha Shaw ... Mino (voice: English version)

John Vernon ... Genya Tachibana / Senior Manager of Ginei (voice: English version)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Millennium Actress (International: English title) (USA)
Millennium Actress (Poland) [pl]
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements, violence and brief mild language.
Runtime:
87 min
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Various photographic effects of aging are used in order to make the Chiyoko's films seem old: were filmed separately and passed through different laboratory and telecine processes from the rest of the film, no CG effects were used. more
Goofs:
Plot holes: In the Chiyoko's home, two cameras are used, but there is only one camera operator. more
Quotes:
Genya Tachibana: [a big truck stops in front of Chiyoko, Genya appears dressed and acting like a 60's truck driver] Hey miss, Don't you look when you walk around here?... Come in!
Kyoji Ida: This role of savior makes you happy, huh?
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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Storytelling, 18 July 2004
Author: blazing_l from Queens, NY

Satoshi Kon shows his skill at drawing you into another world. Millennium Actress has a great story, really great characters, and keeps you fixated from start to finish. Watching this one made me forget this was an anime as I became fascinated by the life moving before me. Chiyoko is amazing at any age or time; her determination, spirit, and energy are infectiously admirable. Note the interviewer and our skeptical camera guy are third party observers in the dark, just like ourselves. Someone watching this mentioned how great the soundtrack is which adds a whole other level and really establishes pace, mood, and atmosphere throughout. A key reminding us of the value of a dream and how far would you go to fulfill it?

This one asks questions, has fun moments, and really touching ones. It's all done so creatively that you come along for the journey and find out it's all worth it.

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