Drama ·Mystery ·Thriller · Japan · 2002 · 1h 43m

Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete

PERFECT BLUE 夢なら醒めて

Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete poster
Director
Toshiki Sato
Cast
Ayaka Maeda as Ai Asaka Masahiro Toda as Bando Nao Omori as Toshihiko Horibe Makiko Watanabe as Bando's Wife Yumi Shimizu as Hiromi Tarō Suwa as Convenience Store Manager
Crew
Yasuhito Hironaka — Director of Photography Naoki Kaneko — Editor Isao Yamada — Original Music Composer Michinori Toyoda — Original Music Composer Masahiro Kobayashi — Screenplay Shinji Imaoka — Screenplay
Synopsis

Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete (パーfectブルー 夢なら醒めて, Pāfekuto Burū: Yume Nara Samete) is a 2002 Japanese psychological thriller film directed by Toshiki Satō and adapted from the novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. The story centers on Ai, a teen pop idol transitioning to a recording career, whose life unravels amid fixation from a obsessive convenience store clerk, leading to themes of distorted self-perception, narcissistic delusions, and violent events.

Trailer Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookdouble personality
Key Collaborators
Toshiki Sato Director Yasuhito Hironaka Director of Photography Naoki Kaneko Editor Isao Yamada Original Music Composer Michinori Toyoda Original Music Composer Masahiro Kobayashi Screenplay Shinji Imaoka Screenplay Yoshikazu Takeuchi Novel Kazuto Morita Producer
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