Animation ·Thriller · Japan · 1998 · 1h 22m

Perfect Blue

PERFECT BLUE

Perfect Blue poster
Director
Satoshi Kon
Cast
Junko Iwao as Mima Kirigoe (voice) Rica Matsumoto as Rumi (voice) Shiho Niiyama as Rei (voice) Masaaki Okura as Mamoru Uchida (voice) Shinpachi Tsuji as Tadokoro (voice) Emiko Furukawa as Yukiko (voice)
Crew
Hisao Shirai — Director of Photography Harutoshi Ogata — Editor Masahiro Ikumi — Original Music Composer Sadayuki Murai — Screenplay Yoshikazu Takeuchi — Novel Hiroaki Inoue — Producer
Tagline

"excuse me... who are you?"

Synopsis

Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.

Trailer Perfect Blue — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
careerbased on novel or bookparanoiastalkercelebritysingerfamefemale protagonistpsychological thrillermental illnessmadnesssplit personality
Key Collaborators
Satoshi Kon Director Hisao Shirai Director of Photography Harutoshi Ogata Editor Masahiro Ikumi Original Music Composer Sadayuki Murai Screenplay Yoshikazu Takeuchi Novel Hiroaki Inoue Producer Yoshihisa Ishihara Producer Masao Maruyama Producer Hitomi Nakagaki Producer Yutaka Togo Producer
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