Perfect Blue (1998)

"excuse me... who are you?"

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.

Directed by: Satoshi Kon

Written by: Sadayuki Murai, Yoshikazu Takeuchi

Music by: Masahiro Ikumi

Starring: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Okura, Yosuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya, Hideyuki Hori, Emi Shinohara, Masashi Ebara, Kiyoyuki Yanada

Genre: Animation, Thriller

Released: 1998-02-28

Runtime: 81 minutes

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