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Sennen joyû

Sennen joyû

2001Movie⏱️ 1h 27mPG🏆 #751 Top Rated
AnimationDramaFantasyRomance
7.8
IMDB Rating
35,951 votes

A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.

Director
Satoshi Kon
Writers
Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai
Stars
Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama
Release Date
September 14, 2002
Language
Japanese, English
Country
Japan
🏆 6
Wins
🎯 8
Nominations
💬 110
Reviews
📋 57.9K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Miyoko Shôji
as Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's)
👤
Shôzô Îzuka
as Genya Tachibana
Mami Koyama
Mami Koyama
as Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's)
Fumiko Orikasa
Fumiko Orikasa
as Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's)
👤
Shôko Tsuda
as Eiko Shimao
Hirotaka Suzuoki
Hirotaka Suzuoki
as Junichi Ootaki
Hisako Kyôda
Hisako Kyôda
as Mother
👤
Kan Tokumaru
as Senior Manager of Ginei
👤
Tomie Kataoka
as Mino
👤
Takkô Ishimori
as Head Clerk

💰 Box Office

$264,771
Worldwide Gross
$262,891
Domestic Gross
$18,732
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Production
Bandai Visual Company, Chiyoko Commitee, Genco

🏷️ Keywords

keyfemale protagonistlost lovemature animationjapan

🎯 Categories

JapaneseAdult AnimationAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationAnimationDramaFantasyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Storytelling
by InzyWimzy2004-07-18

"Satoshi Kon shows his skill at drawing you into another world. Millennium Actress has a great story, really great characters, and keeps you fixated from start to finish. Watching this one made me forget this was an anime as I became fascinated by the life moving before me. Chiyoko is amazing at any age or time; her determination, spirit, and energy are infectiously admirable. Note the interviewer and our skeptical camera guy are third party observers in the dark, just like ourselves. Someone watching this mentioned how great the soundtrack is which adds a whole other level and really esta..."

💡 Did You Know?

Cranes appear frequently throughout the film, typically with Chiyoko in the same frame. In Japanese culture, cranes represent longevity and fidelity, and are said to live for a thousand years.

📖 Synopsis

A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.