A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations
Junko Iwao
- Mima Kirigoe
- (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 Ochiai
- (voice)
Masashi Ebara
- Murano
- (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada
- Kantoku
- (voice)
Tôru Furusawa
- Yada
- (voice)
Shiho Niiyama
- Rei
- (voice)
Emiko Furukawa
- Yukiko
- (voice)
Aya Hara
- Mima's Mother
- (voice)
Shin'ichirô Miki
- Taku
- (voice)
Jin Yamanoi
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
Megumi Tano
- Child
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film was originally conceived as a live-action feature, but became an anime when several backers abruptly pulled out in pre-production.
- Goofs(at around 3 mins) In the English dub version, Cham sings their song at the beginning in English. Later on, when the writer is waiting for the elevator (at around 42 mins), the radio is playing the song in Japanese.
- Alternate versionsAvailable in both R and unrated versions. The unrated cut adds about 3 minutes, extended scenes involving sexuality and violence.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Manga Erotica (2000)
Featured review
To say this is a very dark anime is quite an understatement!
"Perfect Blue" is a very, very dark anime...so don't let your kids watch it thinking it's like "Pokemon" or "Inuyasha"! It's also a confusing mind-bending sort of film...one that certainly is unique.
When the anime begins, Mima is in an up and coming pre-packaged Japanese girl bands. However, her agent convinces her to leave this life and pursue a career in films. But this way to success is very dark and soul-crushing and soon they have her in a film featuring a rape, lots of violence and nudity. All the while, Mima struggles with herself. She hates what she's doing but in the world of female pop stars and starlets, she feels a sense of obligation and won't publicly question the folks looking after her career. Now at this point, the film gets weird...really, really weird. Mima seems to be losing her mind and some murders occur...and soon the viewer is confused and they might be seeing the world through the eyes of a lunatic...or a killer! What's it all mean? See the film and TRY to unravel it all...but don't be surprised if you still are questioning what it all means.
This is a very clever film and its plot is deep and very strange...and I liked that. But be forewarned...the film shows some very sexually explicit and violent scenes...even by Japanese standards (the film features pubic hair...something very taboo in Japanese culture). Well done and worth seeing...but just don't let the kids see it or anyone who have been sexually abused as a few of the scenes just might be too intense.
When the anime begins, Mima is in an up and coming pre-packaged Japanese girl bands. However, her agent convinces her to leave this life and pursue a career in films. But this way to success is very dark and soul-crushing and soon they have her in a film featuring a rape, lots of violence and nudity. All the while, Mima struggles with herself. She hates what she's doing but in the world of female pop stars and starlets, she feels a sense of obligation and won't publicly question the folks looking after her career. Now at this point, the film gets weird...really, really weird. Mima seems to be losing her mind and some murders occur...and soon the viewer is confused and they might be seeing the world through the eyes of a lunatic...or a killer! What's it all mean? See the film and TRY to unravel it all...but don't be surprised if you still are questioning what it all means.
This is a very clever film and its plot is deep and very strange...and I liked that. But be forewarned...the film shows some very sexually explicit and violent scenes...even by Japanese standards (the film features pubic hair...something very taboo in Japanese culture). Well done and worth seeing...but just don't let the kids see it or anyone who have been sexually abused as a few of the scenes just might be too intense.
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- planktonrules
- Jun 12, 2016
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Màu Của Ảo Giác
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- ¥3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $558,598
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $9,600
- Aug 22, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $563,130
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
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