1998 · Animation / Thriller
Perfect Blue
Original title · PERFECT BLUE
"excuse me... who are you?"
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe 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.
- 8.3/10 · 3,372 votes
- 1h 21m
- February 28, 1998
- Japanese
Directed by Satoshi Kon
About Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue is a 1998 animation and thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon. It runs 1h 21m. It was released on February 28, 1998.
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe 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.
The original title is PERFECT BLUE. The original language is Japanese. Spoken languages include Japanese. Production countries include Japan.
The average rating is 8.3 out of 10, based on 3,372 TMDB votes.
Perfect Blue Details
- Title
- Perfect Blue
- Original title
- PERFECT BLUE
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Rating
- 8.3/10 from 3,372 votes
- Original language
- Japanese
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Director
- Satoshi Kon
- Writers
- Sadayuki Murai
- Budget
- $830,442
- Box office
- $2,743,097
- Keywords
- career, rape, based on novel or book, paranoia, stalker, celebrity, singer, stalking, fame, female protagonist, psychological thriller, mental illness
Perfect Blue Release Date
Perfect Blue was released on February 28, 1998. More 1998 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
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Perfect Blue Cast
Junko IwaoMima Kirigoe (voice)
Rica MatsumotoRumi (voice)
Shiho NiiyamaRei (voice)
Masaaki OkuraMamoru Uchida (voice)
Shinpachi TsujiTadokoro (voice)- Emiko FurukawaYukiko (voice)
Yosuke AkimotoTejima (voice)
Yoku ShioyaTakao Shibuya (voice)
Hideyuki HoriSakuragi (voice)
Emi ShinoharaEri Ochiai (voice)
Masashi EbaraMurano (voice)
Kiyoyuki YanadaKantoku (voice)
Toru FurusawaYada (voice)
Teiya IchiryusaiMima's Mother (voice)
Perfect Blue Trailer
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