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Perfect blue / Manga Entertainment ; Rex Entertainment Co. Ltd. ; screenplay, Sadayuki Murai ; general producer, Takeshi Washitani ; directed by Satoshi Kon.
LIBRA DVD 010 560
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Takeuchi, Yoshikazu, 1955- author.
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Takeuchi, Yoshikazu, 1955---Film adaptations.
- Takeuchi, Yoshikazu.
- Takeuchi, Yoshikazu, 1955-.
- Young women--Mental health--Drama.
- Young women.
- Singers--Drama.
- Singers.
- Television actors and actresses--Drama.
- Television actors and actresses.
- Paranoia--Drama.
- Paranoia.
- Hallucinations and illusions--Drama.
- Hallucinations and illusions.
- Internet--Drama.
- Internet.
- Stalkers--Drama.
- Stalkers.
- Mental health.
- Genre:
- Motion pictures, Japanese.
- Animated films.
- Detective and mystery films.
- Feature films.
- Film adaptations.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Lincolnshire, IL : Manga Video, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English or Japanese language soundtrack (5.1 surround) with optional English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Pop singer Mima Kirigoe looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually charged murder mystery, Mina's life begins to fall apart. Reality and hallucinations merge into a terrifying netherworld where innocence is lost and dreams turn into nightmares. Quickly descending into a dangerous state of paranoid delusions, Mina discovers Internet sites describing every minute detail of her life. Helpless and afraid, she watches as her associates are threatened and killed by a mysterious stalker.
- Credits:
- Special advisor, Katsuhiro Otomo ; director of animation, Hideki Hamazu ; music, Masahiro Ikumi ; editing, Harutoshi Ogata ; character ideas, Higashi Eguchi ; character design, Hideki Hamazu, Satoshi Kon ; director of photography, Hisao Shirai. English language version: producers, Yutaka Maseba, Haruyo Kanesaku ; directors, Quint Lancaster, Lia Sargent ; translation, Rita Takahashi, ZRO Limit Productions in association with Animaze Inc.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997.
- "Based on the novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi."
- "Unrated director's cut for mature audiences only"--Container.
- Special features include interview with Satoshi Kon ; voice-actor interviews ; original theatrical trailer ; Manga 2000 previews and web link.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Jacobs Family Cinema Studies Fund.
- OCLC:
- 44647377
- Publisher Number:
- 660200404925
- 013138503091
- M4049-2 Manga Video
- MANGA4049-2 Manga Video
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