Perfect Blue - Movie - LE

Perfect Blue follows Mima Kirigoe, who leaves the J-Pop group CHAM! to pursue a career in acting. Against her manager's advice, she accepts a role in a crime drama that is meant to liberate her from her cute, clean idol image, but it takes a significant psychological toll on her. On her way home, Mima sees a girl who looks just like her, dressed in her idol costume, claiming to be the 'real Mima.' She discovers a website that reveals her most intimate thoughts. Additionally, she starts receiving increasingly aggressive letters from fans who refuse to accept her image change and even begin to stalk her. Mima learns firsthand how brutal the film industry can be, and when CHAM! finally achieves the long-awaited breakthrough—without her—nothing in Mima's life seems to be in its right place. Reality slips further away from her, and as murders occur around her that seem to be linked to her, she can no longer trust even herself. Satoshi Kon impresses with his directorial debut in 1998, delivering a thriller that skillfully tests the boundaries of reality and makes both the audience and characters doubt their own perceptions. Perfect Blue is expected to be available on Crunchyroll in a German Blu-ray version next year; we will, of course, provide further details and the exact release date soon.