Contemporary Anime Auteurs

Perfect Blue

Pâfekuto Burû

Satoshi Kon’s cult anime sees an ex-actor-singer tormented by an unhinged fan.

  • Director

    Satoshi Kon

  • With the voices of

    Junko Isao, Rica Matsumoto, Tsuji Shinpachi

  • Japan 1997. 81min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    18

  • English subtitles

After quitting the music scene to embark on an acting career, ex-singer Mimi finds herself plagued by an unhinged fan. As the stresses of her work and personal life escalate, the boundaries between fantasy and reality begin to blur. Satoshi Kon’s much-admired anime is a smart and stylish critique of celebrity fandom, with ambitious set pieces to rival the likes of Hitchcock and De Palma.