The film “Millennium Actress” will be screened in a limited two-week revival starting January 19 (Fri).
The film was released in 2002 and was directed and written by Satoshi Kon, the director of “Perfect Blue” and “Paprika.” The film won the Grand Prize in the Animation Division of the 5th Japan Media Arts Festival along with “Spirited Away” and was distributed worldwide by DreamWorks, a production company led by Steven Spielberg.
The film is based on an interview with Chiyoko Fujiwara, a great actress who once dominated the film industry. The film features a “tale of the past” that mixes the reality of her upbringing and real-life experiences with the fiction of the films in which she appeared, causing the two interviewers to play tricks on each other. The film is also known as the first collaboration of Susumu Hirasawa, who composed the music, and director Satoshi Kon. The film is produced by Madhouse, which has produced numerous animation works including “Summer Wars,” “DEATH NOTE,” and “Sougou no Freiren.
This revival screening was sponsored by Filmarks, a movie review service. This will be the second revival screening of Satoshi Kon’s works by the company, following “Perfect Blue” in September 2023. The company is also planning to distribute an original visitor’s bonus, details of which will be announced at a later date.
Millennium Actress”
［Hokkaido] Cineplex Asahikawa, Sapporo Cinema Frontier
［Aomori] AEON CINEMA Hirosaki
［Miyagi] MOVIX Sendai
［Akita] AL☆VE Theater supported by 109 Cinemas
［Forum Higashine, Forum Yamagata
［Ibaraki] Tsukuba MOVIX Tsukuba
［Tochigi] MOVIX Utsunomiya, Forum Nasushiobara
［Gunma] I MOVIX Isesaki, AEON CINEMA Takasaki
［Saitama] MOVIX Saitama, MOVIX Misato, MOVIX Kawaguchi, United Cinemas Kasukabe, Aeon Cinema Koshigaya Laketown, Aeon Cinema Oi, 109 Cinemas Shobu
［Chiba] MOVIX Kashiwanoha, Cinema Sunshine Eucalyptus Hill, Kinema Junpo Theater, Keisei Rosa (10), United Cinemas Makuhari, Narita HUMAX Cinemas, Aeon Cinema Ichikawa Myoden
［Tokyo] Human Trust Cinema Shibuya, KINECA Omori, MOVIX Kameari, Shinjuku Piccadilly, MOVIX Akishima, United Cinemas Toyosu, United Cinemas Toshimaen, Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas, Cinemart Shinjuku, AEON CINEMAS Itabashi, AEON CINEMAS THEATAS Chofu, AEON CINEMAS Hinode, AEON CINEMAS Hinode, 109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku, 109 Cinemas Kiba
［Kanagawa] MOVIX Hashimoto, Cinequoya, Cinecitta, Odawara Corona Cinema World, Aeon Cinema Kohoku New Town, Aeon Cinema Shinyurigaoka, Aeon Cinema Ebina, Aeon Cinema Zama, Aeon Cinema Minatomirai, Aeon Cinema Chigasaki, 109 Cinemas Kawasaki
［United Cinemas Niigata
［Kanazawa Corona Cinema World
［Fukui] Fukui Corona Cinema World
［Nagano] AEON CINEMA Matsumoto
［Gifu] Ogaki Corona Cinema World, Aeon Cinema Kakamigahara
［Shizuoka] Cine Plaza Suntomoon, MOVIX Shimizu
［Aichi] Midland Square Cinema, MOVIX Miyoshi, Century Cinema, Nakagawa Corona Cinema World, Toyokawa Corona Cinema World, Anjo Corona Cinema World, Komaki Corona Cinema World, Aeon Cinema Odaka, Aeon Cinema Okazaki
［Mie] AEON CINEMA TSUNAN, 109 Cinemas Yokkaichi
［Shiga] United Cinemas Otsu, MOVIX Kyoto, MOVIX Kyoto, MOVIX Kyoto, MOVIX Kyoto, MOVIX Kyoto, MOVIX Kyoto
［Kyoto] MOVIX Kyoto, AEON CINEMA Kyoto Katsuragawa
［Osaka] CINE LIBRE Umeda, MOVIX Sakai, Namba Parks Cinema, United Cinemas Kishiwada, AEON CINEMA THEATAS Shinsaibashi, 109 Cinemas Osaka Expo City
［Hyogo] MOVIX Amagasaki, Tsukaguchi Sun Sun Sun Theater, kino cinema Kobe Kokusai, OS Cinemas Kobe Harborland, Aeon Cinema Kakogawa
［Nara] Cinema Sunshine Yamato Koriyama
［Wakayama] AEON CINEMA Wakayama
［MOVIX Kurashiki, AEON CINEMA Okayama
［Salon Cinema 1 & 2, Fukuyama Corona Cinema World, Aeon Cinema Hiroshima Saikaze Shinto
［Yamaguchi] Cinema Sunshine Shimonoseki
［Tokushima] AEON CINEMA Tokushima
［Kagawa] AEON CINEMA Utatsu
［Ehime] Cinema Sunshine Emiful MASAKI
［Fukuoka] Fukuoka Nakasu Taiyo, United Cinemas Fukuoka Momochi, United Cinemas Nakama 16, Kokura Corona Cinema World, Aeon Cinema Onojo
［Saga] AEON CINEMA SAGA YAMATO
［United Cinemas Nagasaki
［Kumamoto Piccadilly
［Oita] Central Cinema Sanko
［Miyazaki] Wonder Attic Cinema
［Kagoshima] Cinema Sunshine Aira
［Okinawa] UNITED CINEMAS PARCO CITY Urasoe
Millennium Actress Information
©2001 Millennium Actress Production Committee
2001/Japan/87min.
https://filmarks.com/movies/3904
Director: Satoshi Kon
Screenplay: Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai
Cast:
Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama (Mami Koyama), Fumiko Orikasa, Shozo Iizuka, Takako Tsuda, Hirotaka Suzuki, Naoko Kyoda, Kan Tokumaru, Tomie Kataoka, Tatsuyuki Ishimori, Masamichi Sato, Masaya Onosaka, Mitsuru Ogata, Koji Yusa, Tomohisa Aso, Makoto Higo (Makoto Higo), Shoichi Sakaguchi, Tomoyuki Shimura, Akiko Kimura, Tomo Saeki, Hiroshi Nojima, Ruri Asano, Hiroko Onaka, Yoshinori Sonobe, Yumiko Okuro, Koichi Yamadera, Masatake Tsugayama
Producer: Taro Maki / Planning: Masao Maruyama / Original Idea, Screenplay, Director, Character Design: Satoshi Kon / Screenplay: Sadayuki Murai / Character Design, Animation Director: Yu Honda / Animation Director: Toshiyuki Inoue, Hideki Hamasu, Kenichi Konishi, Katsugo Furuya / Art Director: Nobutaka Ike / Color Design: Ken Hashimoto / Director: Koh Matsuo / Director of Photography: Sound Director: Masafumi Mima / Music: Susumu Hirasawa / Ending Theme: Rotation [LOTUS-2] (lyrics and music by Susumu Hirasawa) / Production: Madhouse, Genco / Production: “Millennium Actress” Production Committee (Kadokawa Shoten, WOWOW, Clockworks, Bandai Visual, Genco)
