Perfect Blue at Speed Cinema

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Perfect Blue at Speed Cinema
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Perfect Blue
Directed by Satoshi Kon
Wednesday, October 22, 6 pm
$12 | $8 Speed members
“Perfect Blue may have been way ahead of its time, but every passing day makes it clearer that Kon’s film was the real thing.”—David Ehrlich, IndieWire
Mima Kirigoe, a former pop idol, makes a bold transition into acting, taking on a role in a drama that includes a disturbing assault scene, and even releasing a provocative nude photo book. Her dramatic reinvention grabs public attention, but also provokes unease among her fans, her manager, and even herself as she struggles with the rapid shift from her days as a pop idol. As a stalker begins to shadow her, a screenwriter and a photographer are murdered one after another. “Did I K*ll them?” Mima begins to wonder if a split personality is gradually taking over, just like the character that she plays in the drama. Then “the other Mima” the pop idol who was supposed to have “graduated,” appears in front of her.
Perfect Blue marks the directorial debut of Satoshi Kon, who fascinated audiences around the world with Paprika, Millennium Actress, and Tokyo Godfathers. Hailed as the first animated film to feature an authentic psychological suspense story, this film was acclaimed at international film festivals and was released in theaters in Japan in 1998. Blending a play within a play, the story unfolds as fiction and reality, dreams and delusions, and cyberspace intertwine—like an optical illusion. 1997, Japan, 4K DCP, in Japanese with English subtitles, 81 minutes. Recommended for 17+.
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