Perfect Blue (1998)

02/28/1998 (JP) • 1h 22m

Animation, Thriller

The color of illusion is Perfect Blue.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Junko Iwao

Mima Kirigoe (voice)

Rica Matsumoto

Rumi (voice)

Shiho Niiyama

Rei (voice)

Masaaki Okura

Mamoru Uchida (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Tadokoro (voice)

Emiko Furukawa

Yukiko (voice)

Yosuke Akimoto

Tejima (voice)

Yoku Shioya

Takao Shibuya (voice)

Hideyuki Hori

Sakuragi (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$830,000.00

Revenue

$112,536.00

Keywords

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

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