Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2024: Millennium Actress

Japan | 2001 | 87m | PG | Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo | Japanese with English Subs

With the renowned Ginei Studios shutting down and their buildings about to be demolished, film-maker Genya Tachibana sets out to commemorate this historical moment by interviewing the studios former superstar - the now-reclusive Chiyoko Fujiwara. Thirty years on from her disappearance from the limelight, one question lingers - why did she end her career and vanish at the peak of her acting powers? As Chiyoko recounts her story, Genya and his cameraman are pulled into a wide-ranging journey through the lens of her films. Interviews and recollections, acting and reality, all blur into the single rich tapestry of a remarkable life.