Millennium Actress (2002)

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The magic of movies, the mystery of memory.

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.

• Released: 2002-09-14
• Genres: Animation, Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 27m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 1,097 votes

Directed by Satoshi Kon.

Top cast

• Miyoko Shoji as Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice)
• Mami Koyama as Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) (voice)
• Fumiko Orikasa as Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice)
• Showko Tsuda as Eiko Shimao (voice)
• Shozo Iizuka as Genya Tachibana (voice)
• Masaya Onosaka as Kyouji Ida (voice)
• Masane Tsukayama as The Man with the Scar (voice)
• Koichi Yamadera as The Man of the Key (voice)
• Hisako Kyoda as Chiyoko's Mother (voice)
• Tomie Kataoka as Mino (voice)

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Where to watch Millennium Actress

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Retrocrush, AsianCrush, HBO Max; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Retrocrush, AsianCrush; watch free on Plex, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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