Perfect Blue
Seen it?1998 | 81 min | Animation, Thriller
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Audiences adore it (8.3 out of 10) and people are still talking about it. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and animation lovers. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesVery strong
8.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$3 million worldwide on a $830K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 837K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Satoshi Kon
- Junko IwaoMima Kirigoe (voice)
- Rica MatsumotoRumi (voice)
- Shinpachi TsujiTadokoro (voice)
- Masaaki OkuraUchida (voice)
- Yosuke AkimotoTejima (voice)
- Yoku ShioyaShibuya (voice)
- Hideyuki HoriSakuragi (voice)
- Emi ShinoharaEri Ochiai (voice)
- Masashi EbaraMurano (voice)
- Kiyoyuki YanadaKantoku (voice)