Movie

Millennium Actress

“The magic of movies, the mystery of memory.”

★ 7.9(1,059)20021h 27m

Millennium Actress is streaming on Retrocrush and AsianCrush in Canada, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. Availability checked 24 June 2026.

Where to watch Millennium Actress

🇨🇦 Canada

Good to know

Director: Satoshi Kon
Release date: 2002-09-14
Runtime: 1h 27m
Language: Japanese
Box office: $37,641
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Studio: Madhouse

Millennium Actress — trailer

About Millennium Actress

Millennium Actress is a 2002 movie in the Animation, Drama and Romance genres, directed by Satoshi Kon, starring Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama and Fumiko Orikasa. It has a runtime of 1 hour 27 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.9/10 from 1,059 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Millennium Actress in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.

Cast

Miyoko Shoji

Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice)

Mami Koyama

Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice)

Showko Tsuda

Eiko Shimao (voice)

Shozo Iizuka

Genya Tachibana (voice)

Masaya Onosaka

Kyouji Ida (voice)

Masane Tsukayama

The Man with the Scar (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

The Man of the Key (voice)

Hisako Kyoda

Chiyoko's Mother (voice)

Tomie Kataoka

Mino (voice)

Themes & keywords

japanchinakeysurrealearthquakesecond sino-japanese war (1937-45)historicalrecluseadult animationmovie starstory within the storyedo periodsengoku periodshouwa periodaccident