Millennium Actress

2002 · directed by Satoshi Kon

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

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.

Millennium Actress (2002), directed by Satoshi Kon, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Miyoko Shoji
  • Mami Koyama
  • Fumiko Orikasa
  • Showko Tsuda
  • Shozo Iizuka
  • Masaya Onosaka
  • Masane Tsukayama
  • Koichi Yamadera
  • Hisako Kyoda
  • Tomie Kataoka

Crew

  • Hisao Shirai — Director of Photography
  • Satoshi Terauchi — Editor
  • Susumu Hirasawa — Original Music Composer
  • Sadayuki Murai — Screenplay
  • Satoshi Kon — Screenplay

More from Satoshi Kon

  1. Tokyo Godfathers (2003) — 81/100 · hit
  2. Paprika (2006) — 80/100 · hit
  3. Perfect Blue (1998) — 79/100

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