Millennium Actress
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Millennium Actress is a 2001 Japanese animated drama film co-written and directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse. Loosely based on the lives of actresses Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine, it
Theatrical release poster
The story references Japanese films including Throne of Blood and the original Godzilla (pictured).
Setsuko Hara
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Setsuko Hara was a Japanese actress. She is best known for her performances in Yasujirō Ozu's films Late Spring, Tokyo Story and Tokyo Twilight, amongst many others, and for working extensively with d
Millennium Actress
…Joyū) is a 2001 Japanese animated drama film co-written and directed by Satoshi Kon and produced by Madhouse. Loosely based on the lives of actresses Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine, it tells the story of two documentary filmmakers investigating the life of a retired acting legend. As she tells them the story…
Setsuko Hara in Late Spring in 1949
Kiyo Kuroda (left) and Setsuko Hara (right) in Atami, Shizuoka (photo from the July 1936 issue of the film magazine Nikkatsu Gahō)
Hara in Atarashiki Tsuchi (1937)
In Late Spring (1949)