Perfect Blue – 4K Remaster

Mima leaves the idol group CHAM, in order to pursue her dream as an actress. Mima climbs up the rocky road to success by performing as a rape victim and posing nude for magazines, but is haunted by her reflections of the past. The recent 4K restoration of Perfect Blue was supervised by art director Nobutaka Ike, with particular attention paid to preserving the film’s original visual tone and artistic intent. The restoration is based on a high-resolution scan of the original elements, with the objective of presenting the film to contemporary audiences while remaining faithful to Satoshi Kon’s vision.

Technical specifications

Category
Feature films
Running time
1 h 21 min
Country of production
Japan
Publics
Adults
Genres
Fantasy
Techniques
Drawing on cels

Credits

Direction
Satoshi KON
Distributor
ANIME LTD.
Co-Direction
Kou MATSUO
Production
REX ENTERTAINMENT CO. LTD., Takeshi WASHITANI, Koushiro KANDA, Yuichi TSURUMI
Script
Yoshikazu TAKEUCHI (original story), Sadayuki MURAI
Graphics
Satoshi HASHIMOTO (color design), Hisashi EGUCHI (Original Character Design), Hideki HAMASU, Satoshi KON
Animation
MADHOUSE, ONIRO, Hideki HAMASU
Camera
Isao SHIRAI
Music
Masahiro IKUMI (OFFICE193)
Sound
Masafumi MIMA
Artistic direction
Nobutaka IKE