Perfect Blue

Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue
	Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed by	Satoshi Kon
Screenplay by	Sadayuki Murai
Based on	Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis; by Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Produced by	Masao Maruyama; Hitomi Nakagaki; Yoshihisa Ishihara; Yutaka Tōgō; Hiroaki Inoue;
Starring	Junko Iwao; Rica Matsumoto; Shiho Niiyama; Masaaki Okura; Shinpachi Tsuji; Emiko Furukawa;
Cinematography	Hisao Shirai
Edited by	Harutoshi Ogata
Music by	Masahiro Ikumi
Production; company	Madhouse
Distributed by	Rex Entertainment
Release dates	5 August 1997 (Fantasia); 28 February 1998 (Japan);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	¥90 million (US$830,442)
Box office	$768,050 (US & UK only) $572,669 (IT only)

Perfect Blue (Japanese: パーフェクトブルー, Hepburn: Pāfekuto Burū) is a 1997 Japanese anime psychological thriller film^[5]^[6] directed by Satoshi Kon.^[7] It is loosely based on the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis (パーフェクトブルー：完全変態, Pāfekuto Burū: Kanzen Hentai) by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, with a screenplay by Sadayuki Murai. Featuring the voices of Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji and Emiko Furukawa, the plot follows a member of a Japanese idol group who retires from music to pursue an acting career. As she becomes a victim of stalking by her obsessive fan, gruesome murders take place, and she begins losing her grip on reality.^[8] The film deals with the blurring of the line between fantasy and reality, a commonly found theme in Kon's other works, such as Millennium Actress (2001) and Paprika (2006).^[9]

^ "パーフェクトブルー戦記1 発端". Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
^ "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1998. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
^ "Pâfekuto burû (1999) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ "Il regno del pianeta delle scimmie parte al primo posto - Il box office di mercoledì 8 maggio". May 9, 2024.
^ Harvey, Dennis (October 31, 1999). "Film Review: "Perfect Blue"". Variety. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ Chapman, Paul (August 9, 2018). "Satoshi Kon's Psychological Thriller "Perfect Blue" Heads to U.S. Theaters". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
^ Crow, Jonathan. "Perfect Blue". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
^ Extreme Cinema: The 40 Most Disturbing Horror Movies Ever Made – PHASR
^ "Satoshi Kon, Anime's Dream Weaver". Washington Post. June 15, 2007. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

[1] "パーフェクトブルー戦記1 発端". Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

[2] "Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)". World Bank. 1998. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

[3] "Pâfekuto burû (1999) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[4] "Il regno del pianeta delle scimmie parte al primo posto - Il box office di mercoledì 8 maggio". May 9, 2024.

[variety-5] Harvey, Dennis (October 31, 1999). "Film Review: "Perfect Blue"". Variety. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[6] Chapman, Paul (August 9, 2018). "Satoshi Kon's Psychological Thriller "Perfect Blue" Heads to U.S. Theaters". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 6, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.

[7] Crow, Jonathan. "Perfect Blue". AllMovie. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

[8] Extreme Cinema: The 40 Most Disturbing Horror Movies Ever Made – PHASR

[9] "Satoshi Kon, Anime's Dream Weaver". Washington Post. June 15, 2007. Archived from the original on December 14, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.

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