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Millennium Actress
2001
· Movie
· 87 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #94
- IMDb #81
- Rotten Tomatoes #78
- Metacritic #162
- Letterboxd #27
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #117
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #84
- Metacritic Critics #157
- Metacritic Audience #168
- Criticker #12
- Kinopoisk #126
- AlloCiné #96
- Trakt #113
Every rating
69–96
out of 100
Two documentary filmmakers interview a reclusive legendary actress about her life and career. As she recounts her story, the film seamlessly blends her memories with the historical films she starred in, creating a dreamlike journey through Japanese history. Her narrative is driven by a lifelong quest to find a mysterious artist she met in her youth.
Details
- Directors
- Ko Matsuo, Satoshi Kon
- Writers
- Sadayuki Murai, Satoshi Kon
- Studio
- Madhouse
- Released
- 14 September 2002
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese, English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rated
- PG
- Box office
- $37.6K
- Awards
- 1 win, 1 nomination
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| Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award 2003 | Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award | Winner | |
| Annie Award 2003 | Best Animated Feature | Nominee |
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2 awards — Millennium Actress
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Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award | Winner |
Annie Award
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | Nominee |