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Millennium Actress (2002)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Satoshi Kon
  • Profile picture of Miyoko Shoji
    Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice) Miyoko Shoji
  • Profile picture of Mami Koyama
    Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) ( voice) Mami Koyama
  • Profile picture of Fumiko Orikasa
    Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice) Fumiko Orikasa
  • Profile picture of Showko Tsuda
    Eiko Shimao (voice) Showko Tsuda
  • Profile picture of Shozo Iizuka
    Genya Tachibana (voice) Shozo Iizuka
  • Profile picture of Masaya Onosaka
    Kyouji Ida (voice) Masaya Onosaka
  • Profile picture of Masane Tsukayama
    The Man with the Scar (voice) Masane Tsukayama
  • Profile picture of Koichi Yamadera
    The Man of the Key (voice) Koichi Yamadera

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