Millennium Actress
2001 · 87 min · Director: Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A movie studio is being torn down. TV interviewer Genya Tachibana has tracked down its most famous star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who has been a recluse since she left acting some 30 years ago. Tachibana delivers a key to her, and it causes her to reflect on her career; as she's telling the story, Tachibana and his long-suffering cameraman are drawn in. The key was given to her as a teenager by a painter and revolutionary that she helped to escape the police. She becomes an actress because it will make it possible to track him down, and she spends the next several decades acting out that search in various genres and eras.
Emotional fingerprint
Millennium Actress (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Nostalgia 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Nostalgia25%
- Empathy20%
- Sadness15%
- Awe10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Nostalgia, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Animation. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Nostalgia and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 73/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 43 % | 18 % | 35 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 38 % | 16 % | 26 % | 11 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 40 % | 20 % | 25 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Love | 49 % | 24 % | 29 % | 34 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Hope | 55 % | 25 % | 39 % | 35 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 61 % | 29 % | 55 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Tension | 66 % | 31 % | 63 % | 24 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 64 % | 23 % | 56 % | 34 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Love | 60 % | 19 % | 50 % | 44 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 63 % | 26 % | 56 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Tension | 68 % | 34 % | 66 % | 32 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Tension | 65 % | 38 % | 57 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Sadness | 57 % | 44 % | 35 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 57 % | 51 % | 33 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Sadness | 60 % | 44 % | 43 % | 30 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Hope | 64 % | 33 % | 50 % | 43 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 69 % | 38 % | 57 % | 49 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 74 % | 59 % | 49 % | 46 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 80 % | 77 % | 32 % | 50 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Eiko Shimao (voice)
Mino (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo
- Written by
- Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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