| Dir: Kon Satoshi
1997
Colour
83 min
35mm
Tired of Hong Kong 's plastic bubble gum idols that parade along with zero personality? This debut feature by acclaimed director Kon Satoshi gives the whole pop star obsession phenomenon a bloody trashing ¡V literally. A singer quits her successful career to act in a trashy TV series. But as her fans begin to disapprove, some decide to make their displeasures known via voyeurism, murder and rape. As the besieged former idol descends into a state of paranoia, the border between hallucination and reality begins to blur. Smart and shocking with a bent psyche worthy of Hitchcock, Perfect Blue is one of the most mature and well-received anime of the 90's. |
