The story originated from an interview with the former famous actor Chiyoko on the radio. Chiyoko recalled the origin of love:
it was when Japan invaded northeast China, a little girl in middle school saved a man in winter and fell in love with him at that time. The man was a painter, and with his unfinished paintings, he went to Manchuria to find friends, and left the next day. And the girl went after the man with the key that was said to open the most important things that the man lost. But finally did not know his name. The girl became an actress, with a key hanging around her neck, hoping that one day the man would see and remember the scene of that day.
Chiyoko has made countless films throughout her acting career. Various eras, various themes. However, they are all characters who are looking for love but not getting it. Again and again, I failed again and again. Love has become an unbreakable spell here. From ancient Japan to the future of science fiction, this may be the meaning of the name Millennium Actress.
In fact, more than a thousand years, more than the love of Chiyoko alone, this is the history of the entire Japan, and even the entire human race to pursue love.
The meaning of the film is even more profound. The entire history of human pursuit of love is condensed into one girl's life.
The film's skill is also commendable.
The girl is looking for a lover but can't get it, which makes people look sad. In order to alleviate this kind of pain so that the audience will not collapse, the film adds some interesting things.
For example, let the two interviewed enter Chiyoko's memories. She played roles in various films she acted, said funny things and calmed the hearts of the audience.
On the other hand, the cameraman's lens is also reminding the audience that this is not just acting, but history. With such techniques, it shows the history of Japan's pursuit of love, and the history of human pursuit of love.
While the girl is chasing love, she is also being chased by another person. He chased her, from ancient times to the present, from the ground to the universe, from the past to the present, from young to old.
Love is something like the aurora. We are always chasing, but out of reach.
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