Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete (2002)

6.6/10 103 min Drama Mystery Thriller

Overview

Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete (パーfectブルー 夢なら醒めて, Pāfekuto Burū: Yume Nara Samete) is a 2002 Japanese psychological thriller film directed by Toshiki Satō and adapted from the novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. The story centers on Ai, a teen pop idol transitioning to a recording career, whose life unravels amid fixation from a obsessive convenience store clerk, leading to themes of distorted self-perception, narcissistic delusions, and violent events.

Cast

Ayaka Maeda

Ai Asaka

Nao Omori

Toshihiko Horibe

Masahiro Toda

Bando

Makiko Watanabe

Bando's Wife

Yumi Shimizu

Hiromi

Tarō Suwa

Convenience Store Manager

Yumeka Sasaki

Yoji Tanaka

Photographer

Kenji Mizuhashi

Kiichi Sonobe

Kyoko Hayami

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