Satoshi Kon directed Perfect Blue for the first time and impressed with a dark psychological thriller inspired two successful Hollywood films. The anime, released in 1997, is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi.
The film was difficult to obtain in Germany for a long time, but on March 22 it will be one again Blu-ray * and DVD edition * give in limited edition. So it’s worth pre-ordering the film, which, by the way, can’t be streamed anywhere at the moment.
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The young singer Mima belongs to the moderately successful J-pop group CHAM! at. But Mima has enough of the cute image and leaves the band to pursue acting. The role in a crime thriller comes to her right, but it takes a toll on her psychologically. Especially outside of the set threatening scenes open up.
A doppelganger creates a page on the Internet that reveals her most intimate thoughts. She receives threatening letters from angry fans and a Stalker turns her life into a nightmare. And while Mima tries to withstand the psychological pressure of everyday life and the tough film business, CHAM succeeds! the long-awaited breakthrough. Her life and, above all, her reality seem to be slipping away more and more.
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Two masterpieces were inspired by Perfect Blue
After big success Five years later, the live-action adaptation of the anime, Perfect Blue – Yume nara Samete, was released. However, the remake received little attention in Europe, unlike the drawn film, which also included the Master director Darren Aronofsky was enthusiastic. Two of his successful and depressing films have parallels to Perfect Blue.
Aronofsky even secured the rights to the anime. There was no new edition, but he did shot a complete scene from the film for his disturbing psychodrama Requiem for a Dream. You can see the bathtub scene from both films in the video.
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In Black Swan Natalie Portman won the Oscar for her role as the mentally unstable ballet dancer Nina. Not only is the name of the protagonist similar to the anime, the storylines also have parallels. Aronofsky himself is one self-confessed fanhowever, according to Dazed, stated that while there were similarities between the films, he was inspired by the ballet Swan Lake and not Perfect Blue.
However, for fans of both films, the similarities are very clear. That’s what both women want break out of the clean image and take on dark roles that are difficult for them to fit into and that have an impact on their lives. Both feel persecuted and can no longer trust their own thoughts. She find themselves in a nightmarewhich begins professionally and soon determines her life.
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