Perfect Blue
“excuse me... who are you?”
Satoshi KonCast
Junko Iwao Rika Matsumoto Shinpachi Tsuji
Credits
Written by: 
Sadayuki Murai
Plot
Mima, a member of a Japanese pop group, decides to leave the group to become an actress, but her new career involves more explicit roles. She begins to be stalked by an obsessive fan and loses her grip on reality. Satoshi Kon's 1997 debut, based on a novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, is a psychological thriller in animation that influenced later filmmakers.
Sinekatalog’s take
Satoshi Kon's psychological thriller follows a pop idol turned actress who is stalked, with reality and illusion blurring. Disturbing, ahead of its time on online identity, and a clear influence on Black Swan.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (128,068 votes)
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