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Perfect Blue (1998)

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Overview

Director:
Satoshi Kon
Writers:
Sadayuki Murai (writer)
Yoshikazu Takeuchi (novel)
Release Date:
28 February 1998 (Japan) more view trailer
Tagline:
The color of illusion is Perfect Blue. (Japanese) more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Intense thrill ride more

Cast

 (Credited cast)
Junko Iwao ... Mima Kirigoe
Rica Matsumoto ... Rumi
Shinpachi Tsuji ... Tadokoro
Masaaki Ôkura ... Uchida the fan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Steve Blum ... Various (voice: English version) (as David Lucas)
Bob Buchholz ... Cameraman, Actor (voice: English version) (as Robert Wicks)
Frank Buck ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Steve Bulen ... Tejima (voice: English version)
Bambi Darro ... (voice: English version)
Syd Fontana ... (voice: English version)
Bridget Hoffman ... Mima Kirigoe (voice: English version) (as Ruby Marlowe)

R. Martin Klein ... Me-Mania (voice: English version) (as Bob Marx)
Wendee Lee ... Rumi (voice: English version)
Michael Lindsay ... Cham Manager (voice: English version) (as Dylan Tully)
Dari MacKenie ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Michael McCarty ... (voice: English version) (as Devon Michaels)
Mary Elizabeth McGlynn ... (voice: English version) (as Melissa Williamson)

Matt K. Miller ... (voice: English version) (as Kermit Beachwood)
Sven Nosgard ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Richard Plantagenet ... Director (voice: English version)
Jamieson Price ... Mureno (voice: English version) (as James Lyon)
Mattie Rando ... (voice: English version)
Elliot Reynolds ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Lia Sargent ... (voice: English version)
Carol Stanzione ... (voice: English version)
Barry Stigler ... Tadakoro (English Dub) (as Gil Starberry)
Paul St. Peter ... News Reporter (voice: English version) (as George C. Cole)
Sam Strong ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jimmy Theodore ... Mimi Fan (voice: English version)
Kirk Thornton ... Yamashiro (voice: English version) (as Sparky Thornton)
Bill Timoney ... (voice: English version) (as Billy Regan)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for animated sequences of violence and nudity, and for brief language.
Runtime:
81 min
Country:
Japan
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Japan:R-15 | Taiwan:R-18 | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | USA:Unrated
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film was originally conceived as a live-action feature, but became an anime when several backers abruptly pulled out in pre-production. 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. more
Quotes:
Me-Mania: You bad girl... you have to follow the script! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Tokyo Godfathers (2003) more

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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Intense thrill ride, 23 August 2002
10/10
Author: blazing_l from Queens, NY

OK, this is definitely one anime movie that really has this creepy feel that clings to you as you watch. The animation is really good as characters and movements appear so life-like, it seems like reality. There's definitely the theme of 'identity' and Mima's difficulty distinguishing reality from illusion. Her paranoia and fear tends to grab your attention and as she asks questions, you ask the same ones. I thought the film also played well with celebrity infatuation and the price of fame. It really had a lot going for it and the different camera angles give a very dreamy, mysterious atmosphere. One great shot is the zoom out from Mima's apartment. I could've sworn that was a real city.

"Who are you?" sums up this movie. What a film. By the way, CHAM's song is really catchy.

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