Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Chiyoko Millennial Actress, Millennium Actress Chiyoko, Sennen Joyuu Chiyoko, Sennen Joyu Japanese: 千年女優
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Sep 14, 2001
Duration:
1 hr. 27 min. Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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StatisticsScore: 8.311 (scored by 4875 users)
Ranked: #1482
Popularity: #577
Members: 7,876
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Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers) seems to maintain a underlying theme in his films. The psychological - reality versus dreamworld plot lines are richly detailed and keep views guessing at every scene change. We'll see if his upcoming "all-ages" film (Dreaming Kids?) continues to follow this 'what is reality?' concept.
Millennium Actress and Paprika share the same thematic core: blurring the borders between fictional projections and reality as we see it. MA blends cinematography with real life events while Paprika unleashes the world of dreams unto our own. Both are imbued with Satoshi Kon's unique flair for the bizarre and take anime as a medium to a whole different level; the stunning visuals fuse perfectly with non-linear plots that immerse the convoluted yet appealing narrative into the fabric of imagery itself.
The same director (Satoshi Kon), studio, music and MAGIC that flows through both movies.
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Both of these have highly realistic characters and excellent, photorealistic visuals.
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Both of these deal with themes of aging, humiliation, and the difficulties of being an ordinary person without superpowers.
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Both are Satoshi Kon works; they share excellent quality animation and great characters. They both have elements that are not very realistic but are somehow made believable because of the amazing storytelling. You really get sucked in to both movies.
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They share romantic themes with their focus on young love, and both have a tragic edge to them near the end. Plus, both of the films center around the visual motif of a girl running. As such, I often tell people that The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) feels very much like it was made by Satoshi Kon (director of Millennium Actress).
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They both have great stories with drama
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Both have great stories and unexpecting goodness
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At first glance Millenium Actress and Paranoia Agent do not seem to warrant a recommendation. Yet they are two sides of the same mirror: MA explores the lyricism and beauty of escapism and PA exposes the darkest consequences of letting go of reality. Both are imbued with Satoshi Kon's unique flair for the bizarre and impressive imaginary. One complements the other.
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These Satoshi Kon's movies resemble each other in many aspects. Both tell private lifes of the stars. It's sometimes hard to distinguish reality and fiction in both of them (although in MA, thanks to the different centuries presented, it's a lot easier than in the PB). Drawing style is just the same, atmosphere as well, mysterious, awkward. Both are half-realistic, very psychological and kept in the same style. And definitely, both are recommended.
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Nostalgia at its best! A look at women who think back upon their lives and the effects the experiences had upon them.
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Both have a scene that involves firebombing, and both show the attitudes and culture of the Japanese people during WWII.
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