Perfect Blue (1998)
Perfect Blue is a 1998 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Satoshi Kon, with a running time of 1h 22m. It stars Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto and Shiho Niiyama.
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.
Where to watch Perfect Blue
Stream: HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), YouTube TV
Rent: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Google Play
Buy: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Google Play
Cast
- Junko Iwao as Mima Kirigoe (voice)
- Rica Matsumoto as Rumi (voice)
- Shiho Niiyama as Rei (voice)
- Masaaki Okura as Mamoru Uchida (voice)
- Shinpachi Tsuji as Tadokoro (voice)
- Emiko Furukawa as Yukiko (voice)
- Yosuke Akimoto as Tejima (voice)
- Yoku Shioya as Takao Shibuya (voice)
- Hideyuki Hori as Sakuragi (voice)
- Emi Shinohara as Eri Ochiai (voice)
- Masashi Ebara as Murano (voice)
- Kiyoyuki Yanada as Kantoku (voice)
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