Millennium Actress

Name: Millennium Actress
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Released: 2002-09-14
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Showko Tsuda, Shozo Iizuka

2002·Movie·PG·87 min·★ 7.9(1,057)

Animation Drama Romance More Japanese titles

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

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.

▶ Watch trailer

Where to watch Millennium Actress in United States

Stream

HBO Max Amazon Channel

Rent

Buy

Click a service to open Millennium Actress there. Availability last verified on June 20, 2026.

Where is Millennium Actress streaming around the world?

Country	Streaming on	Rent / Buy
United States	HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Retrocrush, AsianCrush	Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Canada	Retrocrush, AsianCrush, Plex, Cineverse	Apple TV Store
Germany	—	maxdome Store, Freenet meinVOD
France	—	Sooner
Japan	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
South Korea	wavve, Watcha, TVING	wavve, Google Play Movies

About Millennium Actress

Millennium Actress is a 2002 Japanese-language animation, drama and romance film directed by Satoshi Kon. The cast is led by Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa. It has a runtime of 1h 27m. Viewers rate it 7.9/10 across 1100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Retrocrush.

Millennium Actress was produced by Madhouse and made in Japan. It was released on September 14, 2002, and carries a PG certification. At the box office it grossed around $0 million worldwide.

Director: Satoshi Kon
Writers: Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai
Release date: September 14, 2002
OTT release: December 15, 2022
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: Japan
Box office: $0 million
Production: Madhouse

#japan#china#key#surreal#earthquake#second sino-japanese war (1937-45)#historical#recluse#adult animation#movie star#story within the story#edo period#sengoku period#shouwa period

Millennium Actress cast & crew

Millennium Actress was directed by Satoshi Kon and written by Satoshi Kon and Sadayuki Murai.

The cast features Miyoko Shoji as Chiyoko Fujiwara (70's) (voice), Mami Koyama as Chiyoko Fujiwara (20-40's) (voice), Fumiko Orikasa as Chiyoko Fujiwara (10-20's) (voice), Showko Tsuda as Eiko Shimao (voice), Shozo Iizuka as Genya Tachibana (voice), and Masaya Onosaka as Kyouji Ida (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Susumu Hirasawa, cinematography is by Hisao Shirai, and it was produced by Taro Maki and Masao Maruyama.

Is Millennium Actress worth watching?

Millennium Actress holds an audience score of 7.9/10 from 1,057 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed animation films.

At 1h 27m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy animation, drama, and romance, Millennium Actress is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Millennium Actress

In United States, you can stream Millennium Actress on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Retrocrush, AsianCrush, and HBO Max, or rent and buy it on Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on December 15, 2022.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.