Perfect Blue
The color of illusion is Perfect Blue.
Encouraged by her managers, rising pop star Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.
- Year: 1998
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Animation, Thriller
- Studio: Madhouse, Rex Entertainment, Kotobuki Seihan Printing, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Fangs Co.
- Keyword: career, paranoia, stalker, celebrity, singer, fame, female protagonist, psychological thriller, mental illness, madness, split personality, adult animation, j-pop, celebrity worship, anime, aspiring actress, cautionary, psychological, suspense, avant garde, suspenseful, horror, ambiguous, audacious, baffled
- Director: Satoshi Kon
- Cast: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji, Emiko Furukawa