Synopsis
The color of illusion is Perfect Blue.
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.
1997 ‘パーフェクトブルー’ Directed by Satoshi Kon
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.
Junko Iwao Rica Matsumoto Shinpachi Tsuji Masaaki Okura Yousuke Akimoto Yoku Shioya Hideyuki Hori Emi Shinohara Masashi Ebara Kiyoyuki Yanada Toru Furusawa Shiho Niiyama Emiko Furukawa Aya Hara Shin-ichiro Miki Megumi Tano Emi Motoi Akio Suyama Osamu Hosoi Koichi Tochika Soichiro Hoshi Kisho Taniyama Shokkâ Ôno Rofuto Purasu Wan Burazâzu Makoto Kitano Kaori Minami Jin Yamanoi Takashi Nagasako
藍色恐懼, Pāfekuto Burū, Истинная грусть, Paafekuto buruu, Pafekuto buru, 蓝色恐惧, The Perfect Blue, 未麻的部屋, 퍼펙트 블루, パーフェクトブルー
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A smart, sexy, and seriously funny comedy!
EDIT: just finished reading the wikipedia summary. how do i delete this
if you can believe it, was pretty confused the first time i saw this! but obviously that’s intentional on the film’s part, the blurriness hooks you in at such a psychological level. so my general reaction was cool, nice.
second time around, well over a year after my first time, i found myself connecting to this on a much much much deeper level. not just because i knew what i was getting myself into but it’s also just so much more hauntingly realistic than i remember. satoshi kon really is one of the best to ever do it.
darren aronofsky really went and based his entire career around perfect blue didn't he
An anime? A film? No, a kidnapping. I was taken by force, dragged against my will into Mima's mind. Trapped inside, I was forced to follow her downward spiral, my mind slowly decaying with hers. Satoshi Kon, you evil bastard. You... genius. Blurring the line between reality and imagination with each cut, always have us guessing what will assault our eyes in the next scene, building up an unsettling amount of tension with such rapid pace. A work like this requires so much patience and precision, but this is not a problem for you, is it, Satoshi-sensei? Oh what a masterpiece! What a masterpiece!