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Millennium Actress
千年女優
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Synopsis
At the turn of the millennium, Ginei Studio's dilapidated buildings are set to be demolished. Ex-employee and filmmaker Genya Tachibana decides to honor this occasion with a commemorative documentary about the company's star actress: Chiyoko Fujiwara, the reclusive sweetheart of Shouwa Era cinema. Having finally obtained permission to interview the retired starlet, an enamored Genya drags along cynical cameraman Kyouji Ida to meet her, ready to put his lifelong idol back in the spotlight once mo...
Background
The film won the awards of Best Animation Film and Fantasia Ground-Breaker at the 2001 Fantasia Film Festival. It was also awarded the Feature Film Award at the 8th Animation Kobe. In 2002, it won the prestigious Ofuji Noburo Award at the Mainichi Film Awards, and was honored with the Orient Express...
Audience Guidance
AIRecommended age: 13+
mild
ViolenceStylized action sequences within film-within-film scenes (samurai battles, wartime combat) and an earthquake disaster sequence.
moderate
Disturbing themesCentral themes of lifelong romantic obsession, abandonment in childhood, wartime separation, aging, and profound regret.
mild
Substance usePeriod-accurate cigarette smoking by adult characters in multiple scenes.
mild
LanguageOccasional subtitled profanity (e.g., 'damn,' 'hell') during emotional confrontations.
A documentary crew interviews a reclusive former star, triggering a visually inventive journey where her memories, movie roles, and Japanese film history blur together. The film explores deep emotional territory around lost love and life choices, with some stylized action violence and mature themes that resonate more with teens and adults.
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Millennium Actress was produced by Madhouse.
Millennium Actress aired Sep 14, 2002.
Millennium Actress is based on a Original.
A documentary crew interviews a reclusive former star, triggering a visually inventive journey where her memories, movie roles, and Japanese film history blur together. The film explores deep emotional territory around lost love and life choices, with some stylized action violence and mature themes that resonate more with teens and adults.
