Perfect Blue
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The directorial debut of anime legend Kon Satoshi, Perfect Blue unfolds reality, dreams and delusions like a beautiful, but dark optical illusion.
Anime • Dark • Critically Acclaimed
Part of Creatures of the Night
Part of Love is full of wonderful colour
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. Harbouring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
This film marks the directorial debut of Satoshi Kon, who has enthralled audiences around the world with Paprika, Millennium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers. Perfect Blue is an authentic but unique psychological suspense story, it's been acclaimed at international film festivals and on its original release and continues to build notoriety and popularity.
Details
Original language title
パーフェクトブルー, Pāfekuto Burū
Duration
1hr 22mins
Director
KON Satoshi
Distributor
All the Anime
Featuring
Junko Iwao • Rica Matsumoto • Shinpachi Tsuji
Year
1998
Country of origin
Japan
Language
Japanese with English subtitles
Strobe lighting
Guidance unavailable
Content guidance
Rape/sexual assault/sexual abuse • Violence