Perfect Blue (Pâfekuto Burû)

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Directed by

Satoshi Kon

Starring (View all)

Junko Iwao
Mima Kirigoe

Rica Matsumoto
Rumi

Shinpachi Tsuji
Tadokoro

Masaaki Ôkura
Uchida

Yôsuke Akimoto
Tejima

Yoku Shioya
Shibuya

Hideyuki Hori
Sakuragi

Emi Shinohara
Eri Ochiai

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Sadayuki Murai
(screenplay)

Yoshikazu Takeuchi

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16 years, 5 months ago at Apr 27 23:58

silent killer

2 votes

The last time I watched this movie and the only thing I forgot about it are the names of the characters. Some people are going to say "Why are you giving it 10/10 then?" Its quite simple really, I'm terrible with names and remembering anybody's name is a nice bonus for me.

Six years and some of the scenery still makes me cringe. I mean, hell, what would you think if you were being t... read more

A very good movie

13 years, 8 months ago at Feb 1 11:50

johanlefourbe

1 vote

I have always been interested in Japanese animation but, to be honest, the amount of movies is just so massive, I never took the time to really invest myself in this. Anyway, I still had the pleasure to see some amazing ‘mangas’ (that’s how they call them in France but I’m not sure if the name is really accurate) and this flick was definitely one of them. Honestly, I don’t really remembe... read more

Reality of fantasy?

14 years, 7 months ago at Mar 5 5:32

Veed

1 vote

First of all, this movie will confuse you and it will make you think,
it might even screw with your mind because the plot isn't exactly
simple or easy. Those that say that got it all figured out ever since
the beginning are lying. This is a psychological thriller that knows
how to make use of suspense and how to mix reality and fantasy to the
point of confusing t... read more

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A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.

Release date: 28 February 1998
UPC: 660200404925

Tags: Anime (24), Animation (24), Japan (18), Thriller (18), Mystery (14), Japanese (11), 1990s (11), Crime (9), 1997 (8), Stalking (7), Murder (6), Rape (6), Obsession (6), Surrealism (6), Horror (5), Drama (3), Adaptation (3), Psychological (3), Foreign (3), Based On Novel (3)

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"A pesar del bajísimo presupuesto, Satoshi Kon logra combinar aspectos puramente cinematográficos con algunas de las oportunidades que te brinda la animación para crear una historia altamente asfixiante sobre adultez y la crisis de identidad. Es como si Alicia en el País de las Maravillas fuera una obra de suspenso, por decirlo de alguna manera."