This is my all time favorite anime film, the only one to dethrone Akira. It now resides next to Grave of the Fireflies.

Millennium Actress is a 2001 Japanese animated film by director Satoshi Kon.

The narrative style is complicated and interwoven in the style of "play within a play": the film itself is about a director, Tachibana, who is working on a documentary about a famous actress, Chiyoko Fujiwara. Chiyoko has grown old and has withdrawn from public life, but Tachibana slowly draws her out. The story of Chiyoko's life, from teenage schoolgirl to middle-aged superstar, gradually unfolds, as told through flashbacks interspersed with segments taken from her long history of films. Chiyoko's life spans the tumultuous period surrounding World War II, while her characters in movies span a time period from Sengoku period through a futuristic space age.

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I could be totally wrong here but is that school the girl from this video?? http://www.videosift.com/video/11-year-old-japanese-schoolgirl-breakdancer

i also believe i am addicted to this song.

Obviously Empire never met Catholic schoolgirls...

yes, yes, the Japanese do this all the time.
But why didn't they put a schoolgirl outfit on the box?

She's so out of character. I only know her as the serious Scully type. And when she started giggling like a schoolgirl, I just found it so adorable that I had to post this.

Also, did you know Gillian is actually blonde?