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 Chiyoko has grown old and has withdrawn from public life, but Tachibana slowly draws her out.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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Ahhh..I see your trick now, farhad. Add "awesome anime" to the title, ???, profit. I still need to see this one.

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The trailer looks terrible with that voiceover, however the anime is the most touching I have ever seen.

Compared to Grave of the Firefly?

Not compared -- listed:

1. Millennium Actress
2. Grave of the Fireflies
3. Akira

Why the geek tag?

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I haen't seen this, but my favorite anime is tonari no totoro.

Dag is a closet otaku.

this was was great movie. end

Excellent film.

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