Dir/Scr:Kon Satoshi
2001
Colour
87 min
35mm

Dubbed the “anime answer to Mulholland Drive”, Millennium Actress has critics worldwide raving. Directed by animation wunderkind Kon Satoshi ( Tokyo Godfathers , 28 th HKIFF, and Perfect Blue ), this hyper-kinetic, sumptuous and wonderfully affecting work it will make you realise the artistic vitality and depth that anime can offer. At once a mature examination on media spectatorship and a journey into a lifetime's memory of love, the film tells the tale of an ageing legendary actress and her past. Incredibly, it even evokes the history of post-war Japanese cinema, recalling classic scenes from Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood and even Godzilla . Best Animation Film, Fant-Asia Film Festival 2001.