Perfect Blue [Blu-ray] [2019]

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At Fantasia, the film was so well received that a second screening was hurriedly arranged for those who could not see it, and it was eventually voted by the audience as the best international film. [26] Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that while the film "ultimately disappoints with its just-middling tension and underdeveloped scenario, it still holds attention by trying something different for the genre". [4] Hoai-Tran Bui of /Film called Perfect Blue "deeply violent, both physically and emotionally", writing that "this is a film that will leave you with profound psychological scars, and the feeling that you want to take a long, long shower". [41] Bob Graham of the San Francisco Chronicle noted the film's ability to "take the thriller, media fascination, psychological insight and pop culture and stand them all on their heads" via its "knowing, adult view of what seems to be a young-teenage paradise." [44] Writing for Anime News Network, reviewer Tim Henderson described the film as "a dark, sophisticated psychological thriller" with its effect of "over-obsession funneled through early Internet culture" and produces a "reminder of how much celebrity fandom has evolved in only a decade". [45] Reviewing the 2019 GKIDS Blu-Ray release, Neil Lumbard of Blu-Ray.com heralded Perfect Blue as "one of the greatest anime films of all time" and "a must-see masterpiece that helped to pave the way for more complex anime films to follow," [46] while Chris Beveridge of The Fandom Post noted "this is not a film one can watch often overall, nor should you, but when you settle into it you put everything else away, turn down the lights, and savor an excellent piece of filmmaking." [47] It was only then that he became convinced that this work could be established as his own video work. [18] [19] Kon decided to interpret the original story above as a story about an idol girl who broke down by a sudden change in her environment or by a stalker who targets her, and wrote a completely new script with Sadayuki Murai. [18] [19] a b c d e f g "Interview 04 1998年1月ドイツから「パーフェクトブルー」に関するインタビュー". KON'S TONE (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007 . Retrieved September 24, 2021.

By the time Kon was offered the job, the title Perfect Blue and the content, a story about a B-class idol and a perverted fan had already been set. [20] [22] [23]This genre was overused, having already been dealt with in various works such as Se7en, Basic Instinct and The Silence of the Lambs and was also something that anime was not good at. [16] [18] [22] Perfect Blue is one of the best thrillers that I have seen in years. It`s a story that draws in the viewer, is both unsettling and moving, and challenges the perceptions. The story is tightly plotted, and the climax had me at the edge of my seat. Unfortunately the disc is five years old now and getting long in the tooth. Perfect Blue is calling out for an anamorphic transfer. But while the disc may not be perfect, the film most certainly is.

On the other hand, the play within a play, Double Bind, is more like a parody than a straight psycho-horror, and he made it with the intention of criticizing Japanese TV dramas that are easily made by imitating Hollywood fads immediately. [22] Mateo, Alex (August 3, 2018). "Fandango Lists Fathom Events Screenings of Perfect Blue in U.S." Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018 . Retrieved August 3, 2018. a b c "ロジャー・コーマン監督が惚れた『PERFECT BLUE』、南阿佐ヶ谷の机の上からベルリン映画祭へ!（2/2）". BANGER!!! (in Japanese). ジュピターエンタテインメント株式会社. February 10, 2019 . Retrieved September 24, 2021. Kohn, David Ehrlich,Kate Erbland,Eric; Ehrlich, David; Erbland, Kate; Kohn, Eric (August 15, 2022). "The 100 Best Movies of the '90s". IndieWire . Retrieved November 9, 2022. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)Meet Some Of My Friends contains the interviews. The 3 English interviews are voiced over clips of the film, and include chats with Ruby Marlow, who talks about dubbing Mima, Wendy Lee who voiced Rumi, and Bob Marks, who talks about voicing Mr Me-Mania. Then there is a 6-minute chat with Junko Iwao, who talks about how she was cast for the role of Mima, as well as her impressions of the character. This is a live interview, and is subtitled (burnt in) in English. Finally there is an 11-minute interview with director Satoshi Kon, who talks about directing his first animated feature, as well as the story he intended to convey. a b c d "Japan mourns anime master Satoshi Kon". The Guardian. August 26, 2010 . Retrieved September 24, 2021. Interview with Ruby Marlowe (English Mima) (02:40 in HD) - Audio only interview with scenes from the film playing.