Millennium Actress
2002 | 1h 27m
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.
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Satoshi Kon
Director
Miyoko Shoji
Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice)
Mami Koyama
Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) (voice)
Fumiko Orikasa
Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice)
Shozo Iizuka
Genya Tachibana (voice)
Showko Tsuda
Eiko Shimao (voice)
