Title: Perfect Blue
Novel, Anime: Perfect Blue was originally a novel written by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. When, I'm not really sure; there's not a lot of information about it.
The movie itself was done by Oniro, directed by Satoshi Kon, and was released in 1997.
Story: The story is centered around Mima Kirigoe, the lead member of a pop trio who's decided to go solo as an actress. Her small recurring role in a direct-to-video series ends up turning into a big break, but the part and a subsequent photo shoot involves... compromising situations, to say the least. On top of all this, she's
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: パーフェクトブルー
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Type:
Movie
Episodes:
1
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Feb 28, 1998
Licensors:
GKIDS
Studios:
Madhouse
Source:
Novel
Duration:
1 hr. 21 min.
Rating:
R+ - Mild Nudity
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#1152
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Popularity:
#284
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Your Feelings Categories Aug 22, 2013
Strap in for a roller coaster ride through the human mind.
As always, my reviews are spoiler free. You know you have done something right when someone can completely associate your name with a genre. For Satoshi Kon, that genre is Psychological Thriller (or mindf**k, if you prefer). All his works (perhaps with the exception of Tokyo Godfathers, which is still fantastic) explore this genre differently, some deeper than others, but from Paranoia Agent to Millennium Actress he clearly shows his abilities as a director. Of all his works, I think his first, Perfect Blue, is my favorite. Story - 10/10 Our story begins ... Oct 2, 2014
Sitting alone in the dark watching someone tell the day you had forgotten. You just might lose your mind.
Thinking about who you are and why you are this person may often cause your thoughts to clash amongst one another. This is strongly shown in the main character Mima Kirigoe. The story is truly some of the best writing I’ve ever seen. Its a mix of linear progression and short time jumps. This enhances the disarray shown in Mima. All of the scenes show believable emotion on what a character might do faced with the situation. The story is very unique in the way it ties ... Oct 8, 2009
Anyone familiar with Satoshi Kon is probably also already familiar with what would make this movie intriguing. His works have a real appeal to fans of the surreal. It can be very mentally and visually stimulating. I've enjoyed other things by Kon, and I was really beginning to like this movie, however, by the end I had several problems with this film...
Perfect Blue tries way too hard to synchronize the psychosis of multiple characters, all the while being far too vague about filling the viewer in on this objective. The result being an overtly complex attempt at immersing the viewer in utter confusion. The movie ... Sep 12, 2009
Perfect Blue centers around a small pop star's transition into the film business. Her life is turned upside down by her new, less innocent work, a stalker, and several murders that occur around her. Much like Millennium Actress and Paprika, this is another Satoshi Kon film that blurs the lines between reality and delusion, only to a more suspenseful effect in Perfect Blue. Mima, the ex-pop star turned actress is filming a TV murder drama throughout most of the movie that eerily mirrors the murders that are occurring around her. It is often unclear if a scene is playing out on
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Jun 5, 2020
Satoshi Kon was certainly an interesting individual, this is easily witnessed in any of the interviews he participated in, or in any of the numerous philosophical quotes he spewed out. I legitimately would have loved to meet the man, have a nice leisurely chat about various topics, I wish I got the chance to analyze such a unique person's brain and thought patterns, unfortunately he passed away too soon, so my dream will be unfulfilled. The reader of this review might be wondering as to the relevance of this entire introduction in regards to my review of "Perfect Blue", quite simply, I am stating that
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Nov 9, 2008
Why is it that I always end up watching movies like this at 4 am, in my room, alone?
STORY - Perfect Blue is a very loose novel adaptation that was originally intended to be (and eventually made into) a live action movie, and it's very clear that the story presented in the film would have been very fitting for a live action treatment. As one of Satoshi Kon's earliest works, I found it interesting that his trademark themes are so prominent already -- reality and fantasy feel indefinitely blurred, and the audience is left as bewildered as the characters they're witnessing. Mima's acting career puts ... Jul 27, 2017
“Excuse me… Who are you?”
Perspective. Works of fiction such as TV and film are all about perspective. Fiction in general is the classification of imaginative stories, these stories having the ability to convey themes to give stories a deeper meaning. But with TV and film, these stories are presented visually, allowing for a whole new experience and perspective on a story. The perspective provides new ways to justify character actions, events and even reality itself, questioning if what is being show is, in fact, real. This is a movie that focuses on the latter specifically. A movie that not only shows someone losing control over ... Nov 18, 2023
Perfect Blue remains one of the greatest anime movies I have seen and is undoubtedly late director Satoshi Kon's magnum opus. The film's best elements stem from the seamless manner in which the lines between performance, delusion, and reality are blurred, as well as the masterful manner in which the color-coded directing is utilized to indicate former pop idol and budding actress Mima Kirigoue's grasp of the world around her fading and her psyche shattering. Furthermore, Perfect Blue serves as a scathing critique of how people, especially women in the entertainment industry, are treated as sexual objects with little regard for their well-being or personhood.
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Oct 16, 2014
Overview:
Perfect Blue is one of the greatest psychological drama anime of all time. It was written by the master of mind bending, trippy anime: the late, great, Satoshi Kon. An interesting fact is that it is one of the favorite films of American director Darron Aranovsky, who paid Kon's studio royalty money for the right to reuse a scene from Perfect Blue in Aranovsky's "Requiem for a Dream". It is also interesting that Aranovsky denies that this film influenced Black Swan, despite the obvious parallels that he himself acknowledged were highly suspicious. Anyways, time to move on the actual review. Plot: 9/10 The plot is that a ... Dec 2, 2017
Movies are very limited in scope due to their length, what anime could achieve story and theme wise is cannot be achieved by the movie as anime spams hundreds of episodes and movie only has only 2 hours at best. On the other hand movies have excellent budget making them panicle of Visuals and due to the short length they have adopted unique storytelling telling techniques. You can easily see and feel the difference between an Anime and Movie story structure which are wildly different. The story structure of movies can be great it is unfortunately easy to hack. That brings me to perfect blue
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Sep 8, 2015
The idol industry may seem as something pleasant at first glance, be it the loyalty of the fans or the happiness build upon success. Behind this there is a lot of hard work involved, and suddenly quitting being an idol can have an emotional impact upon the fans, which can lead to jealousy and contempt, or even murder. Perfect Blue is a psychological thriller anime which delves into the dark side of the entertainment industry, in particular that of the idol and acting section.
The story of Perfect Blue centers around Mima Kirigoe, who is a member of a small idol group. She decides to begin ... Aug 3, 2007
I started watching this anime movie together with a friend of mine. He is a real movie junkie so I thought that this would be something new for him to try out. Although I knew he already had seen "Spirited Away" and "My Neighbor Totoro".
The movie started out pretty good, and early on you got a really earie feeling about the main character and the events that happen around her. After a while you start to doubt what is reality and what is not. This "am I awake or not"- feeling can be related to many hollywood movies but it was the first time that I ... Dec 31, 2015
Based on a novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. The movie follows the story of Mima Kirigoe, a former pop idol who decides to leave the music industry to pursue a career in acting. However, she soon becomes the target of a stalker and begins to experience a series of disturbing events that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
One of the most striking features of Perfect Blue is the way it blends realism with dementia. It makes use of realistic story elements and characters, as well as life issues and drama, interactions, character designs, and dialogue. At the same time, it features an unusual first-person narrative ... Jul 18, 2015
Perfect Blue is the greatest psychological thriller I have ever had the pleasure of viewing. Let’s cut straight to the point, just as this rollercoaster of a film does
This anime does a wonderful job of keeping the viewer engaged, not once did I get bored or wonder how much longer it is, all I could think was, “how can this get any better?” the whole time. And guess what? It did. Perfect Blue psychologically develops the main character, Mima, in a spectacular fashion. What this anime does best, however, is the complex story. The plot revolves around Mima taking her career down a different path ... Feb 19, 2015
I’ve been meaning to watch this for a long time and often felt weird having gone on all these years watching anime…without ever seeing this. Make no mistake, it’s been on my radar for over a decade but I’ve often felt intimidated by the premise of this film, not feeling up to the challenge. But as with all good things, they come to those who wait and since I have Perfect Blue on Blu-ray and was well in the mood to watch it, finally maturing I finally thought that tonight was as good as any to pop it in and give it a spin…and boy
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Sep 18, 2012
Okay well "Perfect Blue" is a very distinct anime and it is very much open to any type of interpretation you may wish to perceive. I loved this "Perfect Blue mainly because it touched me on a personal level as identity and mental illness are key aspects of the movie and I have always found these aspects intriguing.
Never again, no never again will I witness an anime movie (ova) as good as "Perfect Blue". Throughout the whole anime movie I was emotively impacted as my heart was racing, I constantly got goosebumps and became trembly during some drastic scenes. I absolutely loved how it ... Jul 5, 2024
I don't recommend this too anyone except if you like phycological horror and are ok with touchy subjects. I was actually really scared after watching this movie and couldn't sleep because I watched it at night years ago. I think the story itself is ok. From what I know is that it's very similar to a real thing that happened to an idol. At least with the stalker part. The animation is really good and was actually the main reason I watched it. It was just to study the animation and colors from the film. If you're wanting to watch just to study, please look
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Jan 24, 2024
Satoshi Kon's masterpiece which I believe to be one of the greatest films of all time.
Perfect Blue was originally intended to be a live action adaptation of Yoshikazu Takeuchi's novel of the same title, however a very infamous earthquake occurred in 1995 leaving the film studio in shambles. After that quake, the budget for a live action film adaptation was out of the question. In a way, I consider this unfortunate turn of events to be a blessing, because I can't picture this film any other way. This is a masterpiece of animation, and a disturbing one at that, what makes it so terrifying is ... May 7, 2023
This movie really take a toll on me. On the one side I really don't want to recommend it, because various things that are shown feel very personal, and as much as possible I just want people not to direct the spotlight back on the protagonist's life. But the other side whispers to me, that the last thing the protagonist, and the topic this film raises, needs, is to be left alone
The greatest strength of Perfect Blue lies in our familiarity with the issues raised. No matter how new we are to the world of entertainment, as long as we have one admired idol/actor, we ... |