Product Description: A movie studio is being torn down. Tv interviewer genya tachibana has tracked down its most famous star Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 05/01/2007 Starring: Miyoko Shji Fumiko Orikasa Run time: 87 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Satoshi Kon
Amazon.com: The second film by director Satoshi Kon and screenwriter Sadayuki Murai recalls Perfect Blue, but Millennium Actress is a more complex, subtle, and sophisticated work that evokes the history of Japanese cinema. After nearly 30 years of living in strict seclusion, the aged film star Chioyoko Fujiwara grants an interview to journalist Genya Tachibana. As their conversation begins, Kan intercuts scenes from Chioyoko's films with her memories of pursuing the mysterious artist she met as a young girl. Accompanied by his blasé cameraman, Tashibana finds himself within Chioyoko's memories and films, alternately observing and aiding the woman he adores. Kon's skillful direction and subtle use of color strengthen the intriguing story: Chioyoko's memories are rendered in shades of gray, with hints of muted color highlighting the overall composition. American viewers will find their appreciation of this shimmering, spiral narrative deepens with repeated viewings. (Rated PG: violence, mature themes) --Charles Solomon
Ambitious and beautifully animated When a documentary filmmaker gains an interview with a reclusive actress, he is treated to a great love story. As a young girl, Chiyoko Fujiwara fell in love with a dissident artist during the time of fascist military rule in the 30s. She spent the rest of her life searching for him. As she tells this story to the interviewer and his cameraman, it is interspersed with scenes from her films in which she is always seeking reunion with an absent lover. To add yet another layer, the interviewer himself has always harbored a secret passion for the actress and appears as her protector in many of these scenes.
This fascinating movie produces an effect that is difficult to put into words. The inclusion of so many film scenes in lieu of flashbacks elevates Chiyoko's story above the particular circumstances of a single human life, giving it the iconic power inherent in great films, so that it seems that she suffers and loves on behalf of us all. And isn't that, in a sense, what movies and the actors who appear in them mean to those who really love them? The extraordinary animation does full justice to this ambitious conceit.
Beautiful Animation Breathtaking animation and wonderful scenes of historic Japan. Romantic story line. Enjoyed it very much.
Anime at its best...for ANY Millennium! This is certainly one for the ages! I only started viewing Anime within the last two years, and was I ever pleased that my brother recommended this one. The artwork is fantastic, the storyline bitter-sweet (keep a couple Kleenex handy, just in case), and the ending appropriate...I don't understand why some seem to not get it?!? What I don't understand is why no English dubbing (at least not on the DVD I watched). This is the only thing I found to be annoyingly distracting...but not enough so to give Millennium Actress less than 5 stars!!!
Quick Overview Wow, a powerfully moving drama with such an interesting art to it. This is hard to describe, but it follows a man who was a great admirer of a famous actress who has since left the stage. He is granted an interview and relives her famous movies, placing himself into them a the story unfolds
Another great masterpice!, a touching story.... This is another great masterpice from Satoshi Kon, he has made 4 movies and one complete animated series, and there all great, he has a very unique touch for expresing his ideas, he likes to create diferent realities, play with symbols, and always give a message, and not something useless or typical, but somethin more pure, more related to daily life... he has a way of showing how "human" we can all be, showing we all have a sweet side, as dark one... In this movie he shows the life on an actress through her movies, showing what moved her to become an actress and lead her from one movie to another; he shows that there is more than simple motives for what we do, and that somethimes we dont realize how deep impact our desicions have in our lives, and how life goes on so quick, becomes a great adventure, and finally comes to a conclusion, and maybe, only in the end we get to understand most of our steps along the way. I think its an animation masterpiece, and anyone that likes anime should see it, you wont regret it. and for anyone who is starting to know about anime, you cant go wrong with this movie. ENJOY!! i hope this has been helpful.
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