Perfect Blue
8.3/10
Rating
82 min
Runtime
1998
Release Year
Satoshi Kon
Director
Cast
Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji
Quick Synopsis
Mima, a successful pop singer, decides to leave her music career behind to become an actress. She lands a role on a well-known detective television series, but soon after, people involved in her career start being killed. As she struggles with guilt and experiences disturbing visions of her past identity, Mima finds it hard to distinguish between what is real and what is imagined, leading her into a state of intense confusion and fear.
Detailed Synopsis of Perfect Blue
Rising pop star Mima 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.
