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Perfect Blue (1997)

Name: Perfect Blue
Director: Satoshi Kon
Genre: thriller anime, mystery anime, police procedural film
Rating: 8

Perfect Blue is a 1997 Japanese animated psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon. It is loosely based on the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, with a screenplay by Sadayuki Murai. Featuring the voices of Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji and Emiko Furukawa, the plot follows a member of a Japanese idol group who retires from music to…

Directed by Satoshi Kon

Behind the scenes

Perfect Blue | Dissecting The Most Terrifying Animated Film — Spikima Movies · 16 min
Why Perfect Blue is Terrifying — Super Eyepatch Wolf · 13 min

Elsewhere

More by Satoshi Kon

Millennium Actress — 2001
Tokyo Godfathers — 2003
Paprika — 2006

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