(1997, DCP, 81m, Japanese w/English subtitles) dir Satoshi Kon w/Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji. Pop star Mima (Iwao) is leaving the stage to pursue a career in movies, but a dangerously obsessed fan won’t let her go easily. Though its graphic rape scene would delay its U.S. release, Kon’s debut feature has become recognized as one of the best anime films of the 1990s, both for its complexity of characters and its shot compositions. Listen to a podcast about Perfect Blue at Perisphere.

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