Perfect Blue

1998 · directed by Satoshi Kon

Rating
79/100
Hit
no

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.

Perfect Blue (1998), directed by Satoshi Kon, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

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

Crew

  • Hisao Shirai — Director of Photography
  • Harutoshi Ogata — Editor
  • Masahiro Ikumi — Original Music Composer
  • Sadayuki Murai — Screenplay

More from Satoshi Kon

  1. Tokyo Godfathers (2003) — 81/100 · hit
  2. Paprika (2006) — 80/100 · hit
  3. Millennium Actress (2002) — 80/100 · hit

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