Perfect Blue
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Satoshi Kon’s twisty tale of rising pop star Mima who quits singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, although her fans aren’t ready to see her go Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up dead. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima’s reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in-person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows — in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time.
Satoshi Kon’s twisty tale of rising pop star Mima who quits singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, although her fans aren’t ready to see her go Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up dead. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima’s reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in-person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows — in this iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time.
