Millennium Actress Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What is the primary narrative structure of Millennium Actress?
A. Linear storytelling with a single timeline
B. Non-linear storytelling blending reality and fiction
C. Episodic storytelling with unrelated vignettes
D. Reverse chronological storytelling
Answer: B. Non-linear storytelling blending reality and fiction
Q2. Who is the director of Millennium Actress?
A. Satoshi Kon
B. Hayao Miyazaki
C. Mamoru Hosoda
D. Makoto Shinkai
Answer: A. Satoshi Kon
Q3. What is the name of the main protagonist in Millennium Actress?
A. Eiko Shimao
B. Chiyoko Fujiwara
C. Mino
D. Setsuko Hara
Answer: B. Chiyoko Fujiwara
Q4. What event prompts Chiyoko Fujiwara to recount her life story in the film?
A. A film festival honoring her work
B. A retrospective interview by documentarian Genya Tachibana
C. The release of her biography
D. A reunion with her former co-stars
Answer: B. A retrospective interview by documentarian Genya Tachibana
Q5. What object does Genya Tachibana give to Chiyoko that triggers her memories?
A. A photograph
B. A locket
C. A key
D. A letter
Answer: C. A key
Q6. What significant historical event coincides with Chiyoko’s birth in the film?
A. The bombing of Pearl Harbor
B. The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake
C. The end of World War II
D. The Meiji Restoration
Answer: B. The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake
Q7. What motivates Chiyoko to pursue a career in acting?
A. A desire for fame and wealth
B. Her mother’s encouragement to join the film industry
C. Her hope to reunite with a political dissident painter
D. A talent scout’s persistent recruitment
Answer: C. Her hope to reunite with a political dissident painter
Q8. Which studio produced Millennium Actress?
A. Studio Ghibli
B. Madhouse
C. Toei Animation
D. Production I.G
Answer: B. Madhouse
Q9. What is the name of the documentarian who interviews Chiyoko Fujiwara?
A. Kyoji Ida
B. Junichi ?taki
C. Genya Tachibana
D. Masane Tsukayama
Answer: C. Genya Tachibana
Q10. How does the film blur the line between Chiyoko’s real life and her film roles?
A. By using identical actors for both
B. By presenting her life as a scripted movie
C. By seamlessly transitioning between her memories and film scenes
D. By showing her films as documentaries
Answer: C. By seamlessly transitioning between her memories and film scenes
Q11. What is the name of the composer who created the music for Millennium Actress?
A. Joe Hisaishi
B. Susumu Hirasawa
C. Yoko Kanno
D. Nobuo Uematsu
Answer: B. Susumu Hirasawa
Q12. Which historical period is NOT depicted in Chiyoko’s film roles?
A. Sengoku period
B. Edo period
C. Taisho era
D. Heian period
Answer: D. Heian period
Q13. What is the significance of the key in Chiyoko’s story?
A. It unlocks her family’s storehouse
B. It belongs to the painter she loves and symbolizes her quest
C. It opens a safe containing her film contracts
D. It is a prop from her most famous film
Answer: B. It belongs to the painter she loves and symbolizes her quest
Q14. Who is the cameraman accompanying Genya Tachibana during the interview?
A. Junichi Otaki
B. Masamichi Sato
C. Kyoji Ida
D. Taro Maki
Answer: C. Kyoji Ida
Q15. What is the primary theme explored in Millennium Actress?
A. The pursuit of fame
B. The blending of reality and fiction in the search for love
C. The decline of the Japanese film industry
D. The impact of war on personal identity
Answer: B. The blending of reality and fiction in the search for love
Q16. Which real-life Japanese actresses inspired the character of Chiyoko Fujiwara?
A. Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine
B. Meiko Kaji and Machiko Ky?
C. Kyoko Kagawa and Yoko Tsukasa
D. Kinuyo Tanaka and Isuzu Yamada
Answer: A. Setsuko Hara and Hideko Takamine
Q17. What causes Chiyoko to retire from acting?
A. A scandal in the film industry
B. An earthquake collapsing a film set
C. Her marriage to Junichi ?taki
D. A loss of passion for acting
Answer: B. An earthquake collapsing a film set
Q18. What is the name of the film company where Chiyoko was a star?
A. Toho
B. Shochiku
C. Ginei
D. Nikkatsu
Answer: C. Ginei
Q19. How does Chiyoko’s mother feel about her pursuing an acting career?
A. She is supportive and encouraging
B. She opposes it, wanting Chiyoko to inherit the family store
C. She is indifferent to Chiyoko’s career choices
D. She pushes Chiyoko to become a star
Answer: B. She opposes it, wanting Chiyoko to inherit the family store
Q20. What role does Eiko Shimao play in Chiyoko’s life?
A. Her supportive best friend
B. A rival actress motivated by jealousy
C. Her mentor in the film industry
D. Her sister who becomes a producer
Answer: B. A rival actress motivated by jealousy
Q21. What is the budget of Millennium Actress?
A. $1.2 million
B. $5 million
C. $10 million
D. $20 million
Answer: A. $1.2 million
Q22. Which film technique is prominently used in Millennium Actress to blend reality and fiction?
A. Trompe l’oeil
B. Montage
C. Split-screen
D. Flash-forward
Answer: A. Trompe l’oeil
Q23. What happens to the painter Chiyoko searches for throughout her life?
A. He becomes a famous artist in Europe
B. He is tortured to death by a policeman
C. He reunites with Chiyoko after the war
D. He disappears without a trace
Answer: B. He is tortured to death by a policeman
Q24. In which city does Chiyoko board a train to find the painter?
A. Tokyo
B. Osaka
C. Hokkaido
D. Kyoto
Answer: C. Hokkaido
Q25. What is the running time of Millennium Actress?
A. 87 minutes
B. 105 minutes
C. 120 minutes
D. 140 minutes
Answer: A. 87 minutes