Perfect Blue (1998)

• 82 min

8.3

The color of illusion is Perfect Blue.

Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Casting: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji, Emiko Furukawa, Yosuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya, Hideyuki Hori, Emi Shinohara, Masashi Ebara, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Toru Furusawa, Teiya Ichiryusai, Shin-ichiro Miki, Megumi Tano, Emi Motoi, Akio Suyama, Osamu Hosoi, Koichi Tochika, Soichiro Hoshi, Kisho Taniyama, Shokkâ Ôno, Rofuto Purasu Wan Burazâzu, Makoto Kitano, Kaori Minami, Jin Yamanoi, Takashi Nagasako
Countries: Japan
Premiere: 1998-02-28
Status: Released

Tags: 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

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.