![]() Based on a novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi, the film offers an interesting and harsh criticism to the "idol culture" in Japan, and its exaggerated portrait of an obsessed fan is an extreme, yet hauntingly realist image of insane obsessions. It is not something young children should watch. The use of animation as a medium allows director Satoshi Kon to create stylish images of high surrealism as well as powerful images of violence. In is closer to an Italian Giallo than to a normal cartoon both in thematics and in style. "Perfect Blue" is often labeled as a classic of Japanese animation because it presents a way different kind of story to those used to family-oriented animation. At the same time she tries to adjust to her new job, someone begins to stalk her and to brutally kill those near her artistic career and Mima begins to wonder if she is really doing the right thing. However, her new role is considerable different than the cute image she portrayed in "Cham", as it requires her to do nude scenes including a rape scene. In order to make her career more marketable her managers make her leave the group and join the cast of a famous TV series. The story revolves around Mima (Junko Iwao), a young singer who is quickly becoming an idol as part of the musical trio "Cham". Satoshi Kon's "Perfect Blue" quickly became a favorite among western fans of anime because it explored themes rarely seen in western animation themes that had more in common with the horror genre such as obsessions, murders and suspense. Almost impossible to obtain.Japanese animation has become a very popular style of animation in Western culture due to the wide range of genres it employs and its many different approaches to storytelling two elements that immediately set it apart from the common Western style of cartoons that almost always are made for children only. Limited import release or aired on TV with no video release. US release out of print, not easy to find. ![]() ![]() US release out of print, still in stock most places. Available anywhere that carries anime.Ĭommon. ![]() After all these years, it's still a winner. It doesn't seem as visually inventive as it once did (and its low budget occasionally makes itself all too prominent), but the lack of visual sheen only makes its strong thematic undertones that much more permeating. ![]() Future predictions and dated technology aside, Lain is still the head trip it always was. ![]()
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