Millennium Actress vs The Mermaid
Millennium Actress has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.5/10 for The Mermaid). Millennium Actress is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 33m. Millennium Actress is the older of the two (2002 against 2016). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Millennium Actress
The Mermaid| Millennium Actress | The Mermaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | China |
| Director | Satoshi Kon | Stephen Chow |
| Main cast | Fumiko Orikasa, Koichi Yamadera, Shozo Iizuka, Masaya Onosaka, Masane Tsukayama | Kris Wu, Tsui Hark, Chiu Chi-Ling, Deng Chao, Wen Zhang |
Synopsis
Millennium Actress
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.
The Mermaid
A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to succumb to illness or die. Xuan's business ventures in the area are threatened when he crosses paths with the mermaid, Shan, who is sent to avenge her people.
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