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Perfect Blue

""excuse me... who are you?""

1998-02-28
8.307
ja 81m
AnimationThriller
Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.

Director

Satoshi Kon

Screenplay

Sadayuki Murai

Editor

Harutoshi Ogata

Director of Photography

Hisao Shirai

Producer

Hiroaki Inoue

Key Animation

Hideki Futamura

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Status

Released

Revenue

$2,743,097

Budget

$830,442

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Madhouse
  • Rex Entertainment
  • Kotobuki Seihan Printing
  • Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

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