By Robin E. Simmons
PERFECT BLUE
In the world of make believe, the price of fame may not be worth the cost of identity.
Pop singer Mima Kirigoe is looking forward to a bright new career when she quits her chard-topping trio to become an actress.
When she lands a role in a sexually charged murder mystery, Mima’s life begins to fall apart. Reality and hallucinations merge into a terrifying netherworld where innocence is lost and dreams become nightmares.
Quickly descending into a dangerous state of paranoid delusions, Mina discovers internet sites describing every intimate detail of her life! Helpless and afraid, she watches as her associates are threatened and killed by a mysterious stalker.
In the tradition of great suspense masters, director Satoshi Kon, special advisor Katushiro Otomo (“Akira”) and Madhouse studios bring Yoshikazu Takeuchi’s thrilling suspense novel to the screen in a tour de force that imbues animation to a bold new level.
This eye-popping psychological thriller dazzles the eye and boggles the mind. What more could you ask for? It satisfies like a superior Hitchcock suspenser. SHOUT FACTOR. Blu-ray.
