Perfect Blue (1998)

• Animation
• Thriller

"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.

Released

Feb 28, 1998

Director

Satoshi Kon

Writer

Sadayuki Murai

Studio

Madhouse, Rex Entertainment, Kotobuki Seihan Printing

Language

Japanese

Budget

$830,442

Revenue

$2,743,097

Country

Japan