Perfect Blue
"excuse me... who are you?"
1998 · 1h 21m · Not Rated
Animation, Thriller
Directed by
Satoshi Kon
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Perfect Blue
Overview
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.
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