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Millennium Actress
(2001)
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Cast
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Miyoko Shôji | ... |
Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's)
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Mami Koyama | ... |
Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's)
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Fumiko Orikasa | ... |
Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's)
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Shôzô Îzuka | ... |
Genya Tachibana
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Shouko Tsuda | ... |
Eiko Shimao
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Hirotaka Suzuoki | ... |
Junichi Ootaki
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Hisako Kyôda | ... |
Mother
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Kan Tokumaru | ... |
Senior Manager of Ginei
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Tomie Kataoka | ... |
Mino
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Masamichi Sato | ... |
Young Genya
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Masaya Onosaka | ... |
Kyoji Ida
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Masane Tsukayama | ... |
The Man with the Scar
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Kôichi Yamadera | ... |
The Man of the Key
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Stephen Bent | ... |
Junichi Otaki
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Matt Devereaux | ... |
The Man with the Scar
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Storyline
A movie studio is being torn down. TV interviewer Genya Tachibana has tracked down its most famous star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who has been a recluse since she left acting some 30 years ago. Tachibana delivers a key to her, and it causes her to reflect on her career; as she's telling the story, Tachibana and his long-suffering cameraman are drawn in. The key was given to her as a teenager by a painter and revolutionary that she helped to escape the police. She becomes an actress because it will make it possible to track him down, and she spends the next several decades acting out that search in various genres and eras. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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Rated PG for thematic elements, violence and brief mild language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
JapanRelease Date:
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Opening Weekend:
$18,732 (USA) (14 September 2003) (6 Screens)Gross:
$37,285 (USA) (28 September 2003)Company Credits
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Dolby DigitalColor:
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[Genya slams a bag into his face]
Genya Tachibana: Next time I kill you.
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Trivia
The character of Chiyoko herself is somewhat reminiscent of Setsuko Hara, a famed Japanese movie star of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, who likewise withdrew suddenly from public life. Satoshi Kon has recognized this influence in an interview, also citing Hideko Takamine, but insisting that Chiyoko is primarily a universal human character. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Although the cameraman is always filming the action while the red LED that indicates that the camera is recording is never turned on, this is probably a conscious decision by director Satoshi Kon as the 'recorded' scenes are fictional even within the context of the movie. See more »Quotes
Kyoji Ida: The crazy old biddy! Hiding herself away like she's some kind of hermit![Genya slams a bag into his face]
Genya Tachibana: Next time I kill you.
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