Perfect Blue
1997 · Movie · R · 82 min · ★ 8.3
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. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
Also known as The Perfect Blue · PERFECT BLUE Remastered
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1998-02-28
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 (3,203 votes)
- Box office
- $558,598
- Budget
- $830,442
Themes
- career
- based on novel or book
- paranoia
- stalker
- celebrity
- singer
- fame
- female protagonist
- psychological thriller
- mental illness
- madness
- split personality
- +10 more
Cast & crew
Junko Iwao
as Mima Kirigoe (voice)
Rica Matsumoto
as Rumi (voice)
Shiho Niiyama
as Rei (voice)
Masaaki Okura
as Mamoru Uchida (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
as Tadokoro (voice)
- EF
Emiko Furukawa
as Yukiko (voice)
Yosuke Akimoto
as Tejima (voice)
Yoku Shioya
as Takao Shibuya (voice)
Hideyuki Hori
as Sakuragi (voice)
Emi Shinohara
as Eri Ochiai (voice)
Directed by Satoshi Kon