Perfect Blue (1997)

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81 min - Animation | Fantasy | Thriller - 28 February 1998 (Japan)

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A retired pop singer turned actress's sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Junko Iwao	...	Mima (voice)
	Rica Matsumoto	...	Rumi (voice) (as Rika Matsumoto)
	Shinpachi Tsuji	...	Tadokoro (voice)
	Masaaki Ôkura	...	Uchida (voice)
	Yôsuke Akimoto	...	Tejima (voice)
	Yoku Shioya	...	Shibuya (voice)
	Hideyuki Hori	...	Sakuragi (voice)
	Emi Shinohara	...	Eri (voice)
	Masashi Ebara	...	Murano (voice)
	Kiyoyuki Yanada	...	Kantoku (voice)
	Tôru Furusawa	...	Yada (voice)
	Shiho Niiyama	...	Rei (voice)
	Emiko Furukawa	...	Yukiko (voice)
	Aya Hara	...	(voice)
	Shinichirô Miki	...	(voice) (as Shin'ichirô Miki)

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Storyline

Mima leaves the idol group CHAM, in order to pursue her dream as an actress. Mima climbs up the rocky road to success by performing as rape victims and posing nude for magazines, but is haunted by her reflections of the past. Written by <H@jime>

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The color of illusion is Perfect Blue. (Japanese) See more »

Genres:

Animation | Fantasy | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for animated sequences of violence and nudity, and for brief language See all certifications »

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

28 February 1998 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Pâfekuto burû See more »

Box Office

Budget:

¥3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$9,600 (USA) (22 August 1999) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$99,389 (USA) (19 December 1999)

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Mad House, Rex Entertainment See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The film was originally conceived as a live-action feature, but became an anime when several backers abruptly pulled out in pre-production. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the English dub version, Cham sings their song at the beginning in English. Later on, when the writer is waiting for the elevator, the radio is playing the song in Japanese. See more »

Quotes

Rumi: Are you all right? We're going back to Mima's room.
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Spoofs "Taiyô sentai Sanbarukan" (1981) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ai no tenshi"
Music by Masahiro Ikumi
Lyrics by Kiko Imai
Performed by Misa, Emiko Furukawa and Mie Shimizu See more »

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