Episode #25 – Perfect Blue (パーフェクトブルー)

Perfect Blue (1997)

パーフェクトブルー [Paafekuto Buruu]

Directed by Satoshi Kon
Written by Sadayuki Murai
Based on the novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi

A retired pop singer turned actress’ sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.

Cast

Junko Iwao – Mima Kirigoe
Rica Matsumoto – Rumi
Shinpachi Tsuji – Tadokoro
Masaaki Ôkura – Uchida (Japanese version) / Me-Mania (US translation)
Yoku Shioya – Shibuya
Emi Shinohara – Eri Ochiai
Masashi Ebara – Murano
Shiho Niiyama – Rei
Emiko Furukawa – Yukiko

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One Reply to “Episode #25 – Perfect Blue (パーフェクトブルー)”

  1. John

    True, there’s no idol system in America, but the Hollywood studio system of the 30s, 40s, and 50s worked in a relatively similar way. The remake might have worked in that setting.

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