Perfect Blue (1998)

Movie Details

Original Title PERFECT BLUE

Original Language JA

Budget $830,000

Revenue $112,536

Status Released

Popularity 5.6

Cast

Junko Iwao

Mima Kirigoe (voice)

Popularity: 2.1

Rica Matsumoto

Rumi (voice)

Popularity: 2.3

Shiho Niiyama

Rei (voice)

Popularity: 2.2

Masaaki Okura

Mamoru Uchida (voice)

Popularity: 1.1

Shinpachi Tsuji

Tadokoro (voice)

Popularity: 1.9

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Emiko Furukawa

Yukiko (voice)

Popularity: 0.1

Yosuke Akimoto

Tejima (voice)

Popularity: 1.9

Yoku Shioya

Takao Shibuya (voice)

Popularity: 1.8

Hideyuki Hori

Sakuragi (voice)

Popularity: 2.0

Emi Shinohara

Eri Ochiai (voice)

Popularity: 2.3

Masashi Ebara

Murano (voice)

Popularity: 2.3

Kiyoyuki Yanada

Kantoku (voice)

Popularity: 2.0

Key Crew

Director Satoshi Kon

Producer Hiroaki Inoue, Yoshihisa Ishihara, Masao Maruyama

Screenplay Sadayuki Murai

Music Masahiro Ikumi

Editor Harutoshi Ogata

Executive Producer Koshiro Kanda, Yuichi Tsurumi, Ken Washiya

Production

Madhouse

Rex Entertainment

Kotobuki Seihan Printing

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

Fangs Co.

Videos & Trailers

Profondo Rosso

Clip

Perfect Blue (1997) Original Trailer [HD]

Trailer

Perfect Blue (1997) - Excuse me, who are you?

Clip

Lecture Series with Satoshi Kon | Perfect Blue (1997) - Special Feature

Featurette

Original Japanese Trailer [Subtitled]

Teaser

Official US Trailer [Subtitled]

Teaser

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

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

Reviews from TMDB

Marr 🇳🇱 9/10

Nov 1, 2015

Just seen this on All Hallows' Eve. It's a bit old, but gold! I definitely have to rewatch this, because you just got to pay attention to 'know' what is happening and follow the story. I think you'd better understand/follow the story and that it will make more sense when you watch it a second time. ... Read more

The Movie Diorama 10/10

Jan 16, 2020

Perfect Blue perfectly blends psychologically disturbed fantasy with grounded reality. Mima Kirigoe. A pop-idol. An actress. An X-rated model. Public image and its personifying echoes circulate around the world, adhering to the desires of endearing fans alike. But when their inspirational idol hapha ... Read more

GenerationofSwine 10/10

Jan 12, 2023

I caught this in High School and it instantly took me as an eerie Alfred Hitchcock show that did an outstanding job of feeding on pure paranoia. It was unsettling, it was scary, and at the time it seemed as realistic as it could be for an anime movie. As I rode through it, I started doubting w ... Read more