** Co-presented with Grand Illusion, who will join us in screening Kon’s feature films! **

Experience the gorgeous new restoration of what many believe to be Satoshi Kon’s greatest work, Millennium Actress. When the legendary Ginei Studios shuts down, filmmaker Genya Tachibana and his assistant are tasked with interviewing its reclusive star, Chiyoko Fujiwara, who had retired from the spotlight 30 years prior. As she recounts her career, Genya and his crew are literally pulled into her memories where they witness her chance encounter with a mysterious man on the run from the police. Despite never knowing his name or his face, Chiyoko relentlessly pursues that man in a seamless blend of reality and memory that only Satoshi Kon could deliver. Boasting countless awards, including the Grand Prize in the Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival, which it shared with Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Millennium Actress is a must-see for anime fans of all ages.

Description courtesy of Eleven Arts. All images on this page © 2018 Millennium Actress Production Committee.

『千年女優』

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**全ての今敏の長編映画を上映する為に協同しているGrand Illusionのカレンダーもお楽しみに！**

千年かけても逢いたい人がいますーその愛は狂気にも似ているー

芸能界を引退して久しい伝説の大女優・藤原千代子は、自分の所属していた映画会社「銀映」の古い撮影所が老朽化によって取り壊される際に30年ぶりに仕事を承諾した。彼女の半生を辿るドキュメンタリーのインタビューが進むにつれ、映像制作会社社長の立花源也とカメラマンの井田恭二は、彼女の半生と映画が混ざり合った幻想世界へと誘われてゆく…

『千年女優』の顔も名前も知らない鍵の男を思い追い続ける主人公が現在・過去・未来と時空を超える絢爛たる輪廻転生譚は、今敏にしかできない作品世界。第5回文化省メディア芸術祭で宮崎駿監督の『千と千尋の神隠し』とアニメーション部門大賞を同時受賞しており、老若男女問わず全てのアニメファンに是非見てほしい作品だ。