Movie·1998·1h 21m
Perfect Blue
"excuse me... who are you?"
Directed By
Satoshi Kon
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: PERFECT BLUE
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.
Written By
Sadayuki Murai
Producer
Hiroaki Inoue, Yoshihisa Ishihara
Cinematography
Hisao Shirai
Music
Masahiro Ikumi
Editor
Harutoshi Ogata
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
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)
Toru Furusawa
Yada (voice)
Teiya Ichiryusai
Mima's Mother (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
Taku (voice)
Megumi Tano
Child (voice)
Emi Motoi
Child (voice)
Akio Suyama
Tadashi Doi (voice)
// crew
Crew
Satoshi Kon
Director
Hiroaki Inoue
Producer
Sadayuki Murai
Screenplay
Hisao Shirai
Director of Photography
Harutoshi Ogata
Editor
Yoshihisa Ishihara
Producer
Koshiro Kanda
Executive Producer
Masao Maruyama
Producer
Hitomi Nakagaki
Producer
Yutaka Togo
Producer
Yuichi Tsurumi
Executive Producer
Ken Washiya
Executive Producer
Masahiro Ikumi
Original Music Composer
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