Sennen joyû

"The magic of movies, the mystery of memory."

Sep 14 2002 PG 1h 27m
Animation, Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai

Directed by

Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo

Cast

Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Madhouse

Languages

Awards

6 wins & 8 nominations total

Trailers
Millenium Actress - trailer
Millennium Actress - Official Trailer
Scores
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36,162
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
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