Perfect Blue

PERFECT BLUE (1998)

Timing: 1:22 (82 min)

8.303/10
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7.839/10
41272

8/10
120000

All about film

Video 13

Photo 106

Actors and characters

Release date

1998-02-28

Country

Japan

Production

Madhouse, Rex Entertainment, Kotobuki Seihan Printing, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Fangs Co., ONIRO

Genre

Animation, Thriller

Budget

$3 000 000

Revenue

$683 666

Website

https://gkids.com/films/perfect-blue

Director

Satoshi Kon, Kou Matsuo

Actors

Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji, Emiko Furukawa, Yosuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya, Hideyuki Hori, Emi Shinohara
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Hiroaki Inoue, Masao Maruyama, Yoshihisa Ishihara, Hitomi Nakagaki, Yutaka Togo, Koshiro Kanda, Yuichi Tsurumi, Ken Washiya

Operator

Hisao Shirai

Composer

Masahiro Ikumi

Artist

Audition

Editing

Harutoshi Ogata
All team (85)

• The scene of a screaming girl submerged in a bathtub was copied in the film "Requiem for a Dream." Darren Aronofsky purchased the rights to the animation in order to use this scene in his work.
• Originally, it was intended to shoot a feature film. Therefore, "cinematic" techniques of working with imagery are actively used in the film.
• The film's title refers to a clear Tokyo sky (a literal translation is "Pure Blue [Sky]"). It made sense in the novel, but lost its significance for the film.
• Katsuhiro Otomo illustrated the novel. He was the one who recommended his student Satoshi Kon for the position of film director.
• The scene of a screaming girl in a bathtub was replicated in the film "Requiem for a Dream." Rumors circulated that Darren Aronofsky had bought the rights to the anime in order to use this scene in his work, but this is not true – the anime's creators did not receive any royalties.
• Originally, it was intended to film a live-action movie. Therefore, cinematic techniques for working with the image are actively used in the film.
• The scene of the screaming girl in the bathtub was replicated in the film 'Requiem for a Dream'. Rumors circulated that Darren Aronofsky bought the rights to the cartoon to use this scene in his work, but this is not true – the anime's creators received no royalties.
• The film's title refers to the clear Tokyo sky (a literal translation is 'Pure Blue [Sky]'). It made sense in the novel, but lost its meaning for the film.