Millennium Actress
Sennen Joyuu
When Ginei Studio faces demolition around the year 2000, filmmaker Genya Tachibana sees an opportunity to make a documentary about Chiyoko Fujiwara, the legendary actress who defined Japanese cinema during the Shouwa Era. He finally gets permission to interview the reclusive star and drags along his cynical cameraman Kyouji Ida to her isolated mountain home, eager to revive his childhood idol's legacy. But Chiyoko's memories turn the interview into something much stranger. As she recounts her life, past and present blur together. Her real experiences weave into her film roles, the people she knew become the characters she played, and decades collapse into single moments. What emerges is a thousand years of history packed into one lifetime—a surreal journey through Japanese cinema that bends the rules of reality. Though she walked away from acting three decades ago at the peak of her career, her story is far from over.
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Millennium Actress
Sennen Joyuu
1
2002
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When Ginei Studio faces demolition around the year 2000, filmmaker Genya Tachibana sees an opportunity to make a documentary about Chiyoko Fujiwara, the legendary actress who defined Japanese cinema during the Shouwa Era. He finally gets permission to interview the reclusive star and drags along his cynical cameraman Kyouji Ida to her isolated mountain home, eager to revive his childhood idol's legacy. But Chiyoko's memories turn the interview into something much stranger. As she recounts her life, past and present blur together. Her real experiences weave into her film roles, the people she knew become the characters she played, and decades collapse into single moments. What emerges is a thousand years of history packed into one lifetime—a surreal journey through Japanese cinema that bends the rules of reality. Though she walked away from acting three decades ago at the peak of her career, her story is far from over.
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Millennium Actress
Sennen Joyuu
When Ginei Studio faces demolition around the year 2000, filmmaker Genya Tachibana sees an opportunity to make a documentary about Chiyoko Fujiwara, the legendary actress who defined Japanese cinema during the Shouwa Era. He finally gets permission to interview the reclusive star and drags along his cynical cameraman Kyouji Ida to her isolated mountain home, eager to revive his childhood idol's legacy. But Chiyoko's memories turn the interview into something much stranger. As she recounts her life, past and present blur together. Her real experiences weave into her film roles, the people she knew become the characters she played, and decades collapse into single moments. What emerges is a thousand years of history packed into one lifetime—a surreal journey through Japanese cinema that bends the rules of reality. Though she walked away from acting three decades ago at the peak of her career, her story is far from over.
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Millennium Actress
Sennen Joyuu
千年女優
Chiyoko Millennial Actress