Perfect Blue

MA 15+
1h 22m
1998
8.3 /10 (2,965)

"excuse me... who are you?"

Overview

Rising pop star Mima 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.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1998-02-28

Top Billed 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)

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