Perfect Blue

Film • 1998 • 1h 21m

Perfect Blue

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 paranoia.

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Status: Released
Release: February 28, 1998 (28 years ago)
Runtime: 1h 21m
Rating: R
Language: Japanese
Origins: Japan
Tags: adult animation animation anime aspiring actress avant garde based on novel or book career celebrity celebrity worship disturbed fame female protagonist frightened hand drawn animation hard idolatry intense jpop literary adaptation madness mental illness paranoia paranoid police procedural psychological psychological drama psychological horror psychological thriller psychotic rape seinen serial killer showbiz drama singer split personality stalker stalking suspense thriller
Companies: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Fangs, Kotobuki Seihan Printing, Madhouse, Rex Entertainment

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