Perfect Blue

Encouraged by her managers, rising pop star Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.

Cast

Junko Iwao

Junko Iwao

as Mima Kirigoe (voice)

Rica Matsumoto

Rica Matsumoto

as Rumi (voice)

Shiho Niiyama

Shiho Niiyama

as Rei (voice)

Masaaki Okura

Masaaki Okura

as Mamoru Uchida (voice)

Shinpachi Tsuji

Shinpachi Tsuji

as Tadokoro (voice)

Emiko Furukawa

Emiko Furukawa

as Yukiko (voice)

Yosuke Akimoto

Yosuke Akimoto

as Tejima (voice)

Yoku Shioya

Yoku Shioya

as Takao Shibuya (voice)

Hideyuki Hori

Hideyuki Hori

as Sakuragi (voice)

Emi Shinohara

Emi Shinohara

as Eri Ochiai (voice)

Reviews

Marr 🇳🇱

Just seen this on All Hallows' Eve. It's a bit old, but gold! I definitely have to rewatch this, because you just got to pay attention to 'know' what is happening and follow the story. I think you'd better understand/follow the story and that it will make more sense when you watch it a second time. ...

The Movie Diorama

Perfect Blue perfectly blends psychologically disturbed fantasy with grounded reality. Mima Kirigoe. A pop-idol. An actress. An X-rated model. Public image and its personifying echoes circulate around the world, adhering to the desires of endearing fans alike. But when their inspirational idol hapha...

GenerationofSwine

I caught this in High School and it instantly took me as an eerie Alfred Hitchcock show that did an outstanding job of feeding on pure paranoia. It was unsettling, it was scary, and at the time it seemed as realistic as it could be for an anime movie. As I rode through it, I started doubting w...

CinemaSerf

The young "Mima" has a successful, if limited, career singing with a girl band, but she is restless. Her manager insists he can get her an acting job on a popular soap - and that's the way to fame and fortune. Like so many other impressionable young folks, she tries to follow her dream - but is real...

griggs79

Perfect Blue, a cult anime film that remains as relevant today as it was when it was first released, follows the story of a teenage girl on the brink of insanity. Its exploration of unsettling themes such as consent and exploitation may make for uncomfortable viewing, but it's a stark reminder of th...

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