1998 · 81 min · R

Perfect Blue

Name: Perfect Blue
Genre: Animation, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 81 min
Cast: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji

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

Setting

Where

Tokyo

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Premise

Psychological Horror Serial Killer

Themes

Identity Madness / Loss Of Sanity

Structure

Unreliable Narrator Frame Narrative

Tone

TenseSurreal DreamlikeBleak

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Propulsive

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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