Description: MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, director Satoshi Kon's follow up to 1995's PERFECT BLUE, is the story of Chiyoko Fujiwara, an actress who was one of Japan's most popular movie stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, when she went into virtual seclusion
When a documentary filmmaker named Genya discovers that her old studio is set to be destroyed, he decides to try and interview the reclusive actress. His pursuit of Chiyoko provides a jumping off point for director Kon to reveal Chiyoko's fascinating life through a series of flashbacks as Genya discovers his idol's life was far more adventurous than her art.
Millennium Actress is one of the most touching Animes I have watched in a very long time. As another reviewer had hinted, this anime can be depressing. However, it is depressing in a very good, Saving Private Ryan sort of way. I would not be surprised if some people actually shed a few tears while watching this, I was pretty close to just doing that.When I first saw this DVD at the video rental store I figured it would be like Perfect Blue, the..
