Millennium Actress ★★★★★

Rewatching this in the cinema, on the big screen with my full attention (and also with me carrying a lot more grief with me now than I did then) this struck me an awful lot harder than it did the first time I watched it. Having been listening to a lot more of Hirasawa’s work that a friend has been sharing helped the soundtrack both stand out more but also feel more of a cohesive and necessary part of the impact. An utterly beautiful film.