Perfect Blue
"excuse me... who are you?"
AnimationThrillercareerrapebased on novel or bookparanoiastalkercelebritysingerstalkingfamefemale protagonistpsychological thrillermental illness
A hallucinatory psychological thriller that uses animation to blur the boundaries between Mima's fractured identity, celebrity obsession, and violent reality.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Junko Iwao
Mima Kirigoe (voice)
Rica Matsumoto
Rumi (voice)
Shiho Niiyama
Rei (voice)
Masaaki Okura
Mamoru Uchida (voice)
Shinpachi Tsuji
Tadokoro (voice)
Emiko Furukawa
Yukiko (voice)
Yosuke Akimoto
Tejima (voice)
Yoku Shioya
Takao Shibuya (voice)
Hideyuki Hori
Sakuragi (voice)
Emi Shinohara
Eri Ochiai (voice)
Masashi Ebara
Murano (voice)
Kiyoyuki Yanada
Kantoku (voice)
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