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Perfect Blue

Perfect Blue (1998)

R 1h 22m 7.5/10 IMDb

Rising pop star Mima 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.

Director: Satoshi Kon

Cast: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Stalking / harassment

Mental Health & Emotional

Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence Self-harm / suicide (depicted) Sexual assault / rape
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