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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780783285979 Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 0783285973 Label: Dreamworks Video Languages: Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video MPN: D90393D Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Dreamworks Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 28, 2003 Running Time: 87 minutes Studio: Dreamworks Video Theatrical Release Date: 2001 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: The second film by director Satoshi Kon and screenwriter Sadayuki Murai recalls Perfect Blue, but Millennium Actress is a more complex, subtle, and sophisticated work that evokes the history of Japanese cinema. After nearly 30 years of living in strict seclusion, the aged film star Chioyoko Fujiwara grants an interview to journalist Genya Tachibana. As their conversation begins, Kan intercuts scenes from Chioyoko's films with her memories of pursuing the mysterious artist she met as a young girl. Accompanied by his blasé cameraman, Tashibana finds himself within Chioyoko's memories and films, alternately observing and aiding the woman he adores. Kon's skillful direction and subtle use of color strengthen the intriguing story: Chioyoko's memories are rendered in shades of gray, with hints of muted color highlighting the overall composition. American viewers will find their appreciation of this shimmering, spiral narrative deepens with repeated viewings. (Rated PG: violence, mature themes) --Charles Solomon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Ambitious and beautifully animatedWhen a documentary filmmaker gains an interview with a reclusive actress, he is treated to a great love story. As a young girl, Chiyoko Fujiwara fell in love with a dissident artist during the time of fascist military rule in the 30s. She spent the rest of her life searching for him. As she tells this story to the interviewer and his cameraman, it is interspersed with scenes from her films in which she is always seeking reunion with an absent lover. To add yet another layer, the interviewer himself ... Read More Rating:  - Beautiful AnimationBreathtaking animation and wonderful scenes of historic Japan. Romantic story line. Enjoyed it very much. Rating: - Anime at its best...for ANY Millennium!This is certainly one for the ages! I only started viewing Anime within the last two years, and was I ever pleased that my brother recommended this one. The artwork is fantastic, the storyline bitter-sweet (keep a couple Kleenex handy, just in case), and the ending appropriate...I don't understand why some seem to not get it?!? What I don't understand is why no English dubbing (at least not on the DVD I watched). This is the only thing I found to be annoyingly ... Read More Rating: - Quick OverviewWow, a powerfully moving drama with such an interesting art to it. This is hard to describe, but it follows a man who was a great admirer of a famous actress who has since left the stage. He is granted an interview and relives her famous movies, placing himself into them a the story unfolds Rating: - Another great masterpice!, a touching story....This is another great masterpice from Satoshi Kon, he has made 4 movies and one complete animated series, and there all great, he has a very unique touch for expresing his ideas, he likes to create diferent realities, play with symbols, and always give a message, and not something useless or typical, but somethin more pure, more related to daily life... he has a way of showing how "human" we can all be, showing we all have a sweet side, as dark one... In this movie he shows the life on an actress through ... Read More |
