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83% Critic Match
Perfect Blue
“"excuse me... who are you?"”
8.3 / 10• 1998• 1h 21m•R• Japanese
AnimationThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Junko Iwao
Mima Kirigoe (voice)
Lead
Rica Matsumoto
Rumi (voice)
Shiho Niiyama
Rei (voice)
Masaaki Okura
Mamoru Uchida (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Tadokoro (voice)
EF
Emiko Furukawa
Yukiko (voice)
Yosuke Akimoto
Tejima (voice)
Yoku Shioya
Takao Shibuya (voice)
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Satoshi Kon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Perfect Blue is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
