Perfect Blue (1997)
Directed by Satoshi Kon · 81 min · Animation, Thriller
63.1 TOPICAL score · #1,108 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Perfect Blue (1997, directed by Satoshi Kon) has a TOPICAL score of 63.1 - ranked 1,108 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 67. Audiences: TMDB 8.3/10 (3,396 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 67
- AudienceTMDB 8.3/10 (3,396 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 31 languages
- Still read112,778 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Junko Iwao, Rika Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ōkura