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Perfect Blue (1998) -- A retired pop singer turned actress's sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.

Overview

User Rating:
7.3/10   6,720 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Sadayuki Murai (screenplay)
Yoshikazu Takeuchi (novel)
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Release Date:
28 February 1998 (Japan) more
Tagline:
The color of illusion is Perfect Blue. (Japanese) more
Plot:
A retired pop singer turned actress's sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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(4 articles)
Weekly Poll Results: Best Anime Film
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Junko Iwao ... Mima (voice)
Rica Matsumoto ... Rumi (voice) (as Rika Matsumoto)
Shinpachi Tsuji ... Tadokoro (voice)
Masaaki Ôkura ... Uchida (voice)
Yôsuke Akimoto ... Tejima (voice)
Yoku Shioya ... Shibuya (voice)
Hideyuki Hori ... Sakuragi (voice)
Emi Shinohara ... Eri (voice)
Masashi Ebara ... Murano (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada ... Kantoku (voice)
Tôru Furusawa ... Yada (voice)
Shiho Niiyama ... Rei (voice)
Emiko Furukawa ... Yukiko (voice)
Aya Hara ... (voice)
Shinichirô Miki ... (voice) (as Shin'ichirô Miki)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Pâfekuto burû (Japan) (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for animated sequences of violence and nudity, and for brief language.
Runtime:
81 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The "Big Body" pizza box in the infamous stabbing scene usually gets a few chuckles from English-speaking viewers, who are no doubt thinking about the food's fat content. However, "Big Body" is actually an homage to Susumu Hirasawa (who would later compose music for Sennen joyû (2001) and "Môsô dairinin" (2004), also by director Kon) and his electronically band "P-Model." Big Body is the name of their tenth album, released in 1993. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the English dub version, Cham sings their song at the beginning in English. Later on, when the writer is waiting for the elevator, the radio is playing the song in Japanese. more
Quotes:
Me-Mania: You bad girl... you have to follow the script! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 21 Grams (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Omoide ni dakare te ima wa more

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What are the differences between the R-Rated cut and the Unrated version of the movie?
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19 out of 19 people found the following comment useful.
Intense thrill ride, 23 August 2002
10/10
Author: blazing_l from Queens, NY

OK, this is definitely one anime movie that really has this creepy feel that clings to you as you watch. The animation is really good as characters and movements appear so life-like, it seems like reality. There's definitely the theme of 'identity' and Mima's difficulty distinguishing reality from illusion. Her paranoia and fear tends to grab your attention and as she asks questions, you ask the same ones. I thought the film also played well with celebrity infatuation and the price of fame. It really had a lot going for it and the different camera angles give a very dreamy, mysterious atmosphere. One great shot is the zoom out from Mima's apartment. I could've sworn that was a real city.

"Who are you?" sums up this movie. What a film. By the way, CHAM's song is really catchy.

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