Perfect Blue (1997)

Pâfekuto burû (original title)

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R
1h 21min
Animation, Crime
20 Aug 1999 (USA)
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A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.

Director:

Satoshi Kon

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

3 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast

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	Junko Iwao	...	Mima Kirigoe (voice)
	Rica Matsumoto	...	Rumi (voice) (as Rika Matsumoto)
	Shinpachi Tsuji	...	Tadokoro (voice)
	Masaaki Ôkura	...	Uchida (voice)
	Yôsuke Akimoto	...	Tejima (voice)
	Yoku Shioya	...	Shibuya (voice)
	Hideyuki Hori	...	Sakuragi (voice)
	Emi Shinohara	...	Eri Ochiai (voice)
	Masashi Ebara	...	Murano (voice)
	Kiyoyuki Yanada	...	Kantoku (voice)
	Tôru Furusawa	...	Yada (voice)
	Shiho Niiyama	...	Rei (voice)
	Emiko Furukawa	...	Yukiko (voice)
	Aya Hara	...	Mima's Mother (voice)
	Shin'ichirô Miki	...	Taku (voice)
	Jin Yamanoi	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Megumi Tano	...	Child (voice)
	Takashi Nagasako	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Akio Suyama	...	Reader (voice)
	Osamu Hosoi	...	Company Employee (voice)
	Kôichi Tôchika	...	Red (voice)
	Emi Motoi	...	Child (voice)
	Sôichirô Hoshi	...	Green (voice)
	Kishô Taniyama	...	Blue (voice)
	Shokkâ Ôno	...	Shikaisha / Kankyaku-tachi (voice)
	Rofuto Purasu Wan Burazâzu	...	Kankyaku-tachi (voice)
	Makoto Kitano	...	Reporter (voice)
	Kaori Minami	...	(voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Steve Apostolina	...	Shibuya / Mimi Fan (voice) (as Jimmy Theodore)
	Steve Blum	...	Mima Fan / Truck Driver (voice) (as David Lucas)
	Bob Buchholz	...	Powertron / Mima Fan / Cameraman / Actor (voice) (as Robert Wicks)
	Steve Bulen	...	Tejima (voice)
	Christopher Carroll	...	News Reporter / Journalist (voice) (as Sam Strong)
	Dyanne DiRosario	...	Yukiko (voice) (as Bambi Darro)
	David Ellenstein	...	Doctor (voice) (as Richard Plantagenet)
	Don Fischer	...	'Double Bind' Series Co-Director (voice) (as Frank Buck)
	Bridget Hoffman	...	Mima Kirigoe (voice) (as Ruby Marlowe)
	R. Martin Klein	...	Mr. Me-Mania (voice) (as Bob Marx)
	Dari Lallou	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Dari MacKenie)
	Wendee Lee	...	Rumi (voice)
	Michael Lindsay	...	Cham Manager / Mima Fan (voice) (as Dylan Tully)
	Michael McCarty	...	Mima Fan (voice) (as Devon Michaels)
	Mary Elizabeth McGlynn	...	News Reporter (voice)
	Steve McGowan	...	Director (voice) (as Elliot Reynolds)
	Randy McPherson	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Mattie Rando)
	Matt K. Miller	...	Mima Fan (voice) (as Kermit Beachwood)
	Sven Nosgard	...	Additional Voices (voice)
	Jamieson Price	...	Murano (voice) (as James Lyon)
	Lia Sargent	...	Eri Ochiai (voice)
	Brad Sergi	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Syd Fontana)
	Paul St. Peter	...	Kingburg / News Reporter (voice) (as George C. Cole)
	Carol Stanzione	...	Movie Crew / Nurse (voice)
	Barry Stigler	...	Tadokoro (voice) (as Gil Starberry)
	Kirk Thornton	...	Yamashiro (voice) (as Sparky Thornton)
	Bill Timoney	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Billy Regan)
	Kevin Seymour	...	Mima Fan (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Satoshi Kon

Written by

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Sadayuki Murai	...	(screenplay)

Yoshikazu Takeuchi	...	(novel "Pâfekuto burû: Kanzen hentai")

Rika Takahashi	...	(translation)

Lia Sargent	...	(adaptation)

Satoshi Kon	...	(co-writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Marvin Gleicher	...	executive producer
Laurence Guinness	...	executive producer
Hiroaki Inoue	...	producer
Yoshihisa Ishihara	...	producer
Koshiro Kanda	...	executive producer (as Kôshirô Kanda)
Haruyo Kanesaku	...	producer
Masao Maruyama	...	producer
Yutaka Maseba	...	producer
Hitomi Nakagaki	...	producer
Yutaka Togo	...	producer
Yuichi Tsurumi	...	executive producer
Takeshi Washitani	...	general producer
Ken Washiya	...	executive producer

Music by

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Masahiro Ikumi

Cinematography by

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Hisao Shirai

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director of photography

Editing by

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Harutoshi Ogata

Editorial Department

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Staci Vice

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assistant editor

Art Direction by

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Nobutaka Ike

Production Management

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Mitsusuke Hayakawa	...	production manager
Kenjirou Hirai	...	assistant production manager
Toshinori Narita	...	assistant production manager
Tomoko Suzuki	...	assistant production manager
Satoki Toyoda	...	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kô Matsuo

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unit director

Art Department

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John Gooch

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props

Sound Department

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Phil Brewster	...	sound mixer
Les E. Claypool III	...	dialogue editor: English dub (as Les Claypool III)
Shizuo Kurahashi	...	sound designer
Michael McCarty	...	digital tracking
Masafumi Mima	...	sound director / sound effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Animation Department

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Kôichi Arai	...	key animator (as Koichi Arai)
Ayuchi Baba	...	inbetween animator
Masayoshi Banno	...	background artist
Jeong-im Chae	...	cel painter: Kyung Kang Animation
Young Sim Cho	...	cel painter: Kyung Kang Animation
Kwak Mi Duk	...	cel painter: Kyung Kang Animation
Hisashi Eguchi	...	character creator: basic characters / character designer
Shigeru Fujita	...	key animator
Hideki Futamura	...	key animator (as Hideki Nimura)
Eun-kyung Gang	...	cel painter: DR Movie
Hitoshi Haga	...	key animator
Hiroshi Hamasaki	...	key animator (as Hiro Hamasaki)
Shinji Hamasaki	...	key animator
Hideki Hamasu	...	animation director (as Hideki Hamazu) / character designer (as Hideki Hamazu)
Shinji Hashimoto	...	key animator
Akiko Hayashi	...	cel painter
Do Oh Hee	...	inbetween animator
Kim Hee-sa	...	cel painter: DR Movie (as Hee-sa Kim)
Takeshi Honda	...	key animator
Hisashi Ikeda	...	background artist
Yûji Ikeda	...	background artist
Moon Young Im	...	inbetween animator
Kaoru Inoda	...	background artist
Kumi Ishii	...	inbetween animator
Mitsuo Iso	...	key animator
Eun Ju Joo	...	inbetween animator: Kyung Kang Animation
Yuriko Kadomoto	...	cel painter
Chikako Kamata	...	cel painter
Sachiko Kato	...	background artist
Masaki Kawai	...	inbetween animator
Masataka Kawai	...	inbetween animator
Kumiko Kawana	...	key animator
Chol-gyu Kim	...	background artist
Geum-soo Kim	...	inbetween animator: DR Movie
Gyung-ja Kim	...	inbetween animator: DR Movie
Hyaong Ja Kim	...	cel painter: Kyung Kang Animation
Moon-hee Kim	...	inbetween animator: DR Movie
Yong Sik Kim	...	inbetween animator: DR Movie
Yoshihiro Kitano	...	key animator
Makoto Koga	...	key animator
Satoshi Kon	...	character designer
Kiyoshi Kosaka	...	inbetween animator
Koji Kumasaki	...	inbetween animator
Masahiro Kurio	...	key animator
Mamoru Kurosawa	...	key animator
Oh Hee Kwon	...	inbetween animator: Kyung Kang Animation
Ryô Kôno	...	background artist (as Rei Kono)
Ji Eun Lee	...	inbetween animator: DR Movie
Soon-young Lee	...	cel painter: DR Movie
Hidenori Matsubara	...	key animator
Ok-yun Moon	...	inbetween animator: Kyung Kang Animation
Yeong Im Moon	...	inbetween animator: DR Movie
Hiroyuki Morita	...	key animator
Mi Ae Na	...	cel painter: DR Movie
Morifumi Naka	...	key animator
Kana Nakayama	...	cel painter
Katsuichi Nakayama	...	key animator
Toshiya Niidome	...	key animator
Takuo Noda	...	key animator
Harue Ono	...	cel painter
So-yeon Park	...	inbetween animator: DR Movie
Yong Kyoung Park	...	cel painter: DR Movie
Young Park	...	background artist
Gyung-a Ryu	...	inbetween animator: DR Movie
Kyoung Hwa Shin	...	cel painter: DR Movie
Nobumasa Shinkawa	...	key animator
Ai Suenaga	...	inbetween animator
Michiyo Suzuki	...	key animator
Masaharu Tada	...	key animator
Shin'ya Takahashi	...	key animator
Kunio Takahide	...	key animator
Hikaru Takanashi	...	key animator
Jun'ichi Taniguchi	...	background artist
Hiroshi Washizaki	...	background artist
Sakiko Watanabe	...	inbetween animator
Makoto Yamada	...	key animator
Nizô Yamamoto	...	background artist (as Nizou Yamamoto)
Tomoko Yamamoto	...	cel painter
Takaaki Yamashita	...	key animator
Kazusuke Yoshihara	...	background artist

Additional Crew

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Christopher Bottone	...	production coordinator
Danielle Garnier	...	publicity staff: publicity
Kô Matsuo	...	unit director (as Kou Matsuo)
Lia Sargent	...	adr script
Kevin Seymour	...	dubbing director
Katsuhiro Ôtomo	...	supervisor (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)

Production Companies

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Rex Entertainment
Kotobuki Seihan Printing (in association with)
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (in association with)
Fangs Co. (in association with)
Madhouse

Distributors

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Metropolitan Filmexport (1999) (France) (theatrical)
Splendor Films (2018) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
GKIDS (2018) (United States) (theatrical)
National Amusements (2017) (Ireland) (theatrical) (re-release)
National Amusements (2017) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
Rapid Eye Movies (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
Rex Entertainment (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
Ani-Monday (United States) (tv)
Anime Limited (2013) (Ireland) (as All the Anime)
Anime Limited (2013) (United Kingdom) (as All the Anime)
CaiChang International (2020) (Taiwan) (Blu-ray) (Re-Mastered)
Corner Film (2008) (Hungary) (DVD)
Geneon Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (video)
IDG Poland (Poland)
KD Media (2008) (South Korea) (DVD)
Know How Disc (Thailand) (DVD)
Madman Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
Madman Entertainment (2008) (New Zealand) (DVD)
Manga Entertainment (1999) (Ireland)
Manga Entertainment (1999) (United Kingdom)
Manga Entertainment (1999) (United States)
Manga Entertainment (2000) (Canada)
Manga Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (video) (Universal Media Disc)
Manga Entertainment (2005) (United States) (video) (Universal Media Disc)
Manga Entertainment (South Africa) (DVD)
Metropolitan Filmexport (1997) (France) (VHS)
Netflix (Portugal) (video) (Streaming)
Odeon (2008) (Hungary) (DVD)
Pioneer LDC (1998) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
Proware Multimedia International (2010) (Taiwan) (Blu-ray) (video)
Selecta Visión (2016) (Spain)
Shout! Factory (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Shout! Factory (2019) (United States) (DVD)
Shudder (United States) (video) (VOD)
Silver Star DVD (Greece) (DVD)
Siren Visual Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
Siren Visual Entertainment (2010) (New Zealand) (DVD)
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) (2007) (Australia) (tv)
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) (2008) (Australia) (tv)
Starz! Encore Entertainment (United States) (tv)
The Sci-Fi Channel (2007) (United States) (tv)
Vértice 360 (1998) (Spain) (VHS) (Manga Comic)
Yamato Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
Yamato Video (Italy) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Visual Workshop

Other Companies

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Animation Staff Room (CG assistance)
Aoi Studio (recording studio)
Asahi Housou (assistance/cooperation)
D Shop (CG assistance)
DR Movie (colouring)
DR Movie (in-between animation)
Imagica (CG assistance)
Kotobuki Seihan Printing (assistance/cooperation)
Madhouse (animation production)
Maki Pro (title & lith work)
Marcus (CG assistance)
Oniro (animation production)
Satelight (CG assistance)
Studio Cosmos (photography)
Team's Art Productions (background art)
Techno Sound (sound production)
Tokyo Genzousyo (film processing)
iNoks Records (music production)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Mima leaves the idol group CHAM, in order to pursue her dream as an actress. Mima climbs up the rocky road to success by performing as rape victims and posing nude for magazines, but is haunted by her reflections of the past. Written by Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	red-herring downward-spiral giallo japanese-giallo female-protagonist See All (138) »
Taglines	The color of illusion is Perfect Blue. (Japanese) See more »
Genres	Animation Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:18 Australia:MA15+ Brazil:16 Canada:18A (British Columbia) Canada:PA (Manitoba) Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) Canada:R (Ontario) Canada:16+ (Québec) Canada:18A Canada:18A (Alberta) Chile:18 Colombia:18 Egypt:R (DVD rating) Finland:K-16 (theatrical rating) France:12 Germany:16 Hong Kong:III Hungary:18 (F/7240/A) India:A Ireland:16 (theatrical) Ireland:18 (DVD) Italy:VM14 Japan:R-15 Malaysia:18 Mexico:C New Zealand:R18 Norway:15 (cinema rating) Philippines:R-18 Poland:18 (DVD rating) Portugal:M/16 Saudi Arabia:R18 Singapore:R21 South Africa:16 South Korea:18 Spain:18 (ICAA) Sweden:15 Taiwan:12+ Taiwan:18+ Turkey:18+ (self-applied) United Kingdom:18 United States:Not Rated United States:R United States:Unrated

Additional Details

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Also Known As	パーフェクトブルー (Japan, Japanese title) PERFECT BLUE（1998） (Japan, English title) Perfect Blue (India, English title) Perfect Blue (United States) Perfect Blue (Canada, English title) See more »
Runtime	81 min
Official Sites	Anime Limited Madhouse
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.66 : 1 (negative ratio) See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Dolby Surround 5.1

Box Office

Budget	JPY3,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross	$781,197

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The film was originally conceived as a live-action feature, but became an anime when several backers abruptly pulled out in pre-production. See more »
Goofs	(at around 3 mins) In the English dub version, Cham sings their song at the beginning in English. Later on, when the writer is waiting for the elevator (at around 42 mins), the radio is playing the song in Japanese. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Manga Erotica (2000). See more »
Soundtracks	Season See more »
Quotes	[Last line] Mima Kirigoe: No, I'm the real thing. [smiles] See more »

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