Satoshi Kon Storyboards Millennium Actress Art Book Film Animation

Product Description

First book release! This book contains all the storyboards for the second theatrical film by the late Satoshi Kon, who passed away prematurely. Including interviews with the director at the time of his death, this book is a great read. The genius director Satoshi Kon passed away in 2010 at the age of 46, leaving behind four theatrical films. His genius is still missed not only in Japan but also around the world.

The book "Satoshi Kon Storyboards: Paprika" (A5 size, bound in parallel), published by our company last year, has been well received and is steadily being reprinted. The second book in the same format series of "Satoshi Kon Storyboards" is "Millennium Actress". This second work in the series is "Millennium Actress," an original work for which he also served as the original planner, scriptwriter, character designer, and director.

The story begins with a mere two lines of the director's own note. The completed work, based on the note, is an experimental attempt to reconstruct the history of Japanese cinema in a beautiful and powerful animation. The completed work is a masterpiece that will remain in the annals of animation history.

Millennium Actress Awards

- Grand Prize in the Animation Division, 5th Japan Media Arts Festival
- 2003 Tokyo Animation Award, Best Animated Feature Film Division
- 57th Mainichi Film Contest, Noburo Oto Award
- 8th Animation Kobe, Best Film, Theatrical Division
- Fantasia '01 (Canada) Best Animated Film & Artistic Innovation Award
- The 33rd Sitges International Film Festival of Catalonia (Spain) Best Asian Film Award

The following is a brief description of the film's dazzling visuals, which are the hallmark of the film, and how they were created through a series of elaborate scenes based on the directorial intent of the filmmakers.

(C)2001 Millennium Actress Production Committee