Millennium Actress

Following up on his highly acclaimed animated psychological thriller Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon spins this mystery about a documentary filmmaker and a legendary actress. In honor of Gin Ei studios 70th anniversary, a small production house run by Genya Tachibana is selected to make a commemorative documentary. Genya decides to focus his film on actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, a massive star who at the height of her popularity retreated from public life. Accompanied an eager young cameraman, Genya doggedly tracks her down to discover her living a hermit-like life of charmed isolation. He also learns that in spite of her advanced age, she has lost little of her famed charm or elegance. As he interviews her, Genya learns of Chiyoko’s troubled past and eventually the reasons for her sudden retirement., Reality and fantasy blur in this charming animated drama from Japan. A documentary filmmaker and his loyal cameraman track down and interview a reclusive old actress, who reminisces about her youth, her films, her rivalries and the one great love that got away. Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa provide the actress’s voice at different stages of her life.