Perfect Blue
Film199781 min

Perfect Blue

Taste attributes: animationthrillerpsychologicalmusic/dancecrimedramafresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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"The color of illusion is Perfect Blue."

Boxlist takeExpect an original, heightened animated film, heavy rather than light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

8.3 /10

TMDB · 1,428 votes

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Junko IwaoRica MatsumotoShinpachi TsujiMasaaki OkuraYousuke Akimoto

Details

Genre
Animation
Year
1997
Runtime
81 min
Status
Released
Studio
Rex Entertainment
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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