1998 · 81 min · R
Perfect Blue
Directed by Satoshi Kon · Animation, Thriller
Perfect Blue (1998) is a Animation film, directed by Satoshi Kon set in Tokyo during the 1990s. It runs 81 minutes and is rated R.
A psychological horror and serial killer, with a tense and surreal dreamlike tone. Themes of identity and madness / loss of sanity play out through unreliable narrator and frame narrative.
Composer
Masahiro Ikumi
Cinematography
Hisao Shirai
Cast
Junko IwaoRica MatsumotoShiho NiiyamaMasaaki OkuraShinpachi TsujiEmiko FurukawaYosuke AkimotoYoku Shioya
The world of this film
Premise & themes
Structure
Tone
TenseSurreal DreamlikeBleak
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