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reckonslepoisson · 3 months ago

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Sennen joyū, Susumu Hirasawa (2002)

Old tracks repackaged for a soundtrack plus some ambient interludes, Sennen joyū is inessential Susumu Hirasawa and only for fans of the film it soundtracks. As with much of Hirasawa’s soundtrack stuff, without the sequencing and general sense of art of an album these tracks don’t have impact beyond their individual greatness.

Pick: ‘Run’

#Susumu Hirasawa #Sennen joyū #千年女優 #平沢進 #soundtrack #electronic #pop #art pop #ambient #music #review #music review #2002

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millennium-actress-blog · 2 years ago

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#millenium actress #anime screencaps #anime film #千年女優 #2000s anime #satoshi kon #man with key #fujiwara chiyoko #sennen joyū

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roskirambles · 1 year ago

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Animated movie of the day: Millenium Actress (Sennen Joyū, 2002)

Why do humans create art? It's probably impossible to point out a single reason, as there's multiple purposes for which the plethora of mediums that compose what we call art are used, but at it's core it's safe to say there's a core component: human expression. And tied to human expression also lies human connection.

Directed by Satoshi Kon and loosely inspired by the story of real actress Setsuko Hara (who retired from acting after a prolific career when she was still 43 years old and disappeared from public life until her death at 95, never having married), the film is about retired actress Chiyoko Fujiwara. Unlike Hara, she does agree to an interview later in her life to a director she knew at some point called Genya Tachibana, as both discuss her own prolific career.

What follows is one of the most striking films about… well, film. We see the life of a woman explored through her acting roles and what they meant to her, mixing the reality of that universe with the films within, which not only covers all sorts of genres including everything from jidaigeki to science fiction (hence spawning a millenium), but also simply allow the narrative to be guided by the motions of those films mirroring the actual events of Chiyoko's life, including an impossible love that pushed her to keep acting in the first place.

Not only is this one a fascinating piece because of it's intertwining of the real and the fictional, but simply because of what the fictional tries to communicate and hide in the first place. It shows an incredible passion for the medium, but more significantly, it is used to express the yearnings and those things left unsaid by the people involved. Visually explosive, it's as poetic as it is heartbreaking in the best way possible, powerfully conveying an entire life journey through the lens of artistic expression.

#roskirambles #animated films #drama film #fantastic realism #satoshi kon #millenium actress #sadayuki murai #susumu hirasawa #miyoko shoji #mami koyama #Fumiko Orikasa #Shōzō Iizuka #Shōko Tsuda #Hirotaka Suzuoki #Hisako Kyōda #Kōichi Yamadera #Masane Tsukayama

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blackramhall · 2 years ago

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Millennium Actress - Satoshi Kon (2001)

#Millennium Actress #千年女優 #Sennen joyū #Satoshi Kon

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muchdetailed · 4 years ago

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Millennium Actress (2001) dir. Satoshi Kon

#millennium actress #sennen joyū #satoshi kon #2001

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weirdthingshappenman · 5 years ago

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Perfect Blue

I just finished watching this film. It is considered a classic film for anime-lovers. I have a feeling of anxiousness that I cannot shake off. It is a masterpiece, to say the least. Leaves you hanging to its every word and the next scene. A true thriller. I do not think I would ever watch it again, but I sure am glad I watched it.

It portrays amazingly the journey of a young person diving into new challenges and adventures. We are unprepared and face a harsh reality, having to move around with a blindfold making mistakes until we grasp the situation around us and are able to make it right.

Amazing coming of age movie, if you ask me. Going from something certain and comfortable to something new and exciting but scary as well. The endless struggle to see if you can come through still being yourself or if you will have to become someone else to fit into the new scene you want to be a part of.