Japan Synopsis
千年女優
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life… but also his own.
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
247 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Millennium Actress sits at position #33.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Millennium Actress premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #767 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #636 of 2,532 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Madhouse |
| Runtime | 1h 27m |
| Release Date | September 14, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0291350 |