Sorry Hayao Miyazaki, the Best Anime Movie of 2001 Was Better Than Spirited Away

Spirited Away is a part of many people’s childhood, having watched it in theaters when it was released in 2001 and marveling at the visuals. However, during the Fantasia Film Festival held in Canada on July 28, 2001, Satoshi Kon also released Millennium Actress.

Hayao Miyazaki might have had a guaranteed hit on his hands with the fantasy movie, but Kon’s movie is a surrealist masterpiece that deserves more recognition than it’s received.

Millennium Actress is perhaps Kon’s most underrated work, while Spirited Away is Miyazaki’s most recognized. It’s iconic for all the right reasons, and we can’t deny how much it deserves it. However, Millennium Actress…