Perfect Blue

Perfect Blue (1998)

18
21/05/1999 (GB)
Animation, Thriller
1h 22m

The color of illusion is Perfect Blue.

Overview

Encouraged by her managers, rising pop star Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.

  • Satoshi KonDirector
  • Sadayuki MuraiScreenplay
  • Original Title

    PERFECT BLUE

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

  • Budget

    $830,000

  • Revenue

    $112,536

Keywords

  • career
  • paranoia
  • stalker
  • celebrity
  • singer
  • fame
  • female protagonist
  • psychological thriller
  • mental illness
  • madness
  • split personality
  • adult animation
  • j-pop
  • celebrity worship
  • anime
  • aspiring actress
  • cautionary
  • psychological
  • suspense
  • avant garde
  • suspenseful
  • horror
  • ambiguous
  • audacious
  • baffled

Top Billed Cast

Junko Iwao

Junko Iwao

Mima Kirigoe (voice)

Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

Rumi (voice)

Shiho Niiyama

Shiho Niiyama

Rei (voice)

Masaaki Okura

Masaaki Okura

Mamoru Uchida (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Shinpachi Tsuji

Tadokoro (voice)

Emiko Furukawa

Yukiko (voice)

Yosuke Akimoto

Yosuke Akimoto

Tejima (voice)

Yoku Shioya

Yoku Shioya

Takao Shibuya (voice)

Hideyuki Hori

Hideyuki Hori

Sakuragi (voice)

Emi Shinohara

Emi Shinohara

Eri Ochiai (voice)

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