Film
Perfect Blue
1998· R· 1h 21m· Animation· Thriller
“"excuse me... who are you?"”
Perfect Blue (1998) charts the descent of Mima, a pop star transitioning to acting, as she slips into a hallucinatory nightmare. Murders plague her production, and her psyche fractures under the strain of her new identity and lingering stardom. Paranoia and guilt warp reality, blurring the lines between her past and present selves. Satoshi Kon's dizzying narrative unravels the tenuous grip on sanity in the face of escalating violence and self-doubt.
1998-02-28
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Key Crew
DirectorSatoshi Kon
ScreenplaySadayuki Murai
ProducerHiroaki Inoue
Director of PhotographyHisao Shirai
Original Music ComposerMasahiro Ikumi
EditorHarutoshi Ogata
Full cast & crew (28 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1998-02-28
Runtime1h 21m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosMadhouse · Rex Entertainment · Kotobuki Seihan Printing
Budget$830,442
Box office$3M
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating8.3/10 · 3275 votes
Original languageja
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