Millennium Actress
Original title: Sennen joyû · Turkish title: Milenyum Aktrisi
“The magic of movies, the mystery of memory.”
2001 · 1 h 27 min
Directed by 
Satoshi Kon
Satoshi KonCast
Miyoko Shoji 
Mami Koyama
Credits
Written by: Satoshi Kon
Plot
A retired actress withdraws from public view at her career's peak. It won the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts festival.
Sinekatalog’s take
Satoshi Kon's animated film retraces a retired actress's life and roles in a blur of memory and film history. Inventive and emotional, it is a love letter to cinema and to longing.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (37,764 votes)
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