Perfect Blue
Directed by:
Satoshi KonScreenplay:
Sadayuki MuraiCast:
Rica Matsumoto, Shin'ichirō Miki, Hideyuki Hori, Shinpachi Tsuji, Kishō Taniyama, Akio Suyama, Emi Motoi, Yōsuke Akimoto, Masashi Ebara, Emi Shinohara (more)Plots(1)
Leaving the world of J-pop behind her, Mima Kirigoe begins life as an actress on a crime drama show called Double Blind. When offered a lead role in the show as a rape victim, Mima accepts the role despite reservations from her manager. However, the backlash from fans over her career change and a strange website called 'Mima's Room' written by a fake Mima begin to worry her. When a stalker appears and people involved in Double Blind begin turning up dead and all the evidence pointing to her, Mima is thrown into a state of confusion, madness and paranoia. (Gryphon Entertainment)
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Perfect Blue is a Japanese production that is a beautiful example of what adult anime movies look like, and I do not mean hentai or anything like that. I mean anime movies with adult themes and a hardcore narrative even without gore. A rape scene, even in an animated form, can really mess with the viewer, especially when you think about how it shatters dreams.
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Perfect Blue is no doubt the (un)acknowledged inspiration for some of Darren Aronofsky's best work (i.e. Requiem for a Dream and Black Swan) and a very thought-provoking contribution to the paranoid "schizothriller" subgenre overall. The unbridled desire to fulfill ambition regardless of the psychological and physical consequences is portrayed here without the slightest adornment, and the occasional horror motifs are pretty damn cool. [80%]
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A cartoon psycho movie about a split personality with a hint of erotic can really be filmed only by a Japanese.
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