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Perfect Blue (1998) [R]

Release Date:
February 28, 1998

Original Title:
PERFECT BLUE

Alternate Titles:
PERFECT BLUE パーフェクト ブルー
Paafekuto buruu
Pafekuto buru
Perfect Blue
Pāfekuto Burū
The Perfect Blue
Идеальная синева
Истинная грусть
Совершенная грусть
เพอร์เฟค บลู
パーフェクトブルー
未麻之部屋
未麻的部屋
蓝色恐惧
藍色恐懼
퍼펙트 블루

Genres:
Animation | Thriller

Production Companies:
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Fangs Co.
Kotobuki Seihan Printing
Madhouse
Rex Entertainment

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: MA 15+  BE: 16  DE: 16  ES: 18  FI: K-18|K-16  GB: 18  HK: III  HU: 18  IE: 18  JP: R15+  KR: 18  MX: C  NL: 16  PR: R  SE: 15  TH: 18  TW: 18+  US: R 

Runtime: 82

The color of illusion is Perfect Blue.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Encouraged by her managers, rising pop star Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.

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Production

Animation Director:
Hideki Hamasu

Art Direction:
Nobutaka Ike

Background Designer:
Sachiko Kato
Nizou Yamamoto

Character Designer:
Hisashi Eguchi
Satoshi Kon
Hideki Hamasu

Co-Writer:
Satoshi Kon

Director:
Satoshi Kon

Director of Photography:
Hisao Shirai

Editor:
Harutoshi Ogata

Executive Producer:
Koshiro Kanda
Yuichi Tsurumi
Ken Washiya

Key Animation:
Hideki Futamura
Hidenori Matsubara
Hikaru Takanashi
Hiroshi Hamasaki
Hiroyuki Morita
Katsuichi Nakayama
Kouichi Arai
Kumiko Kawana
Kunio Takahide
Makoto Koga
Makoto Yamada
Mamoru Kurosawa
Masaharu Tada
Masahiro Kurio
Michiyo Suzuki
Mitsuo Iso
Morifumi Naka
Nobumasa Shinkawa
Shigeru Fujita
Shinji Hashimoto
Shinya Takahashi
Takaaki Yamashita
Takeshi Honda
Takuo Noda
Yoshihiro Kitano
Toshiya Niidome
Hitoshi Haga

Music:
Masahiro Ikumi

Music Producer:
Masaaki Hori
Kei Wakakusa

Novel:
Yoshikazu Takeuchi

Producer:
Hiroaki Inoue
Yoshihisa Ishihara
Masao Maruyama
Hitomi Nakagaki
Yutaka Togo

Screenplay:
Sadayuki Murai

Sound Director:
Masafumi Mima

Sound Effects:
Shizuo Kurahashi

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