Movie poster: Millennium Actress (2002)

🎬 Movie

Millennium Actress

2002 · 87 min Drama Animation Romance Fantasy

⭐ 7.8 / 10 · TMDB

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title	千年女優
Year	2002
Country	Japan
Genre	Drama, Animation, Romance, Fantasy
Director	Satoshi Kon
Runtime	87 min.
Rating	TMDB: 7.8/10 (992 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Satoshi Kon

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Miyoko Shoji

Miyoko Shoji

Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice)

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) ( voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice)

Showko Tsuda

Eiko Shimao (voice)

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Genya Tachibana (voice)

Masaya Onosaka

Masaya Onosaka

Kyouji Ida (voice)

Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

The Man with the Scar (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

The Man of the Key (voice)

Hisako Kyoda

Hisako Kyoda

Chiyoko's Mother (voice)

Tomie Kataoka

Tomie Kataoka

Mino (voice)

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