Perfect Blue

8.3 1998 Satoshi Kon 1h 22m
Animation Thriller
Perfect Blue

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

Cast

Junko Iwao Junko Iwao Mima Kirigoe (voice)
Rica Matsumoto Rica Matsumoto Rumi (voice)
Shiho Niiyama Shiho Niiyama Rei (voice)
Masaaki Okura Masaaki Okura Mamoru Uchida (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji Shinpachi Tsuji Tadokoro (voice)
Emiko Furukawa Yukiko (voice)
Yosuke Akimoto Yosuke Akimoto Tejima (voice)
Yoku Shioya Yoku Shioya Takao Shibuya (voice)

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Vibes

Curious Mind Bending Heart Pounding Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Perfect Blue

Black Swan
Black Swan 2010
Performers fracturing. Two films about women in the spotlight whose identities crack under the pressure of perfection. Requiem for a Dream
Requiem for a Dream 2000
Identity fracturing under pressure. Two films about women whose realities collapse so completely you stop knowing what is real.

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