"I didn't watch movies in order to make 'Millennium Actress,' " Mr. Kon said.

Millennium Actress had the same estimated budget as Perfect Blue (approximately 120,000,000 yen).

Millennium Actress was very favorably received by critics, gaining a 94% "fresh" rating at Rotten Tomatoes.

Millennium Actress (2001, character design, animation director, key animation)

Millennium Actress (Scarred man)

Millennium Actress (The Man with the Key)

In 2002, Kon's second film, Millennium Actress, was released to the public.

Millennium Actress (2001)

Millennium Actress (December 25, 2009)

To watch "Millennium Actress"' is to witness one cinematic medium celebrating another, an expression of movie love that is wonderfully eccentric and deeply affecting.