Perfect Blue

1997 · Directed by Satoshi Kon · 81 min · thriller anime, mystery anime, police procedural film

★ 8.3/10 · 3,365 ratings on TMDB

Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.