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Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete

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.

Top Cast

  • Ayaka Maeda

    Ayaka Maeda

    Ai Asaka

  • Nao Omori

    Nao Omori

    Toshihiko Horibe

  • Masahiro Toda

    Masahiro Toda

    Bando

  • Makiko Watanabe

    Makiko Watanabe

    Bando's Wife

  • Yumi Shimizu

    Yumi Shimizu

    Hiromi

  • Tarō Suwa

    Tarō Suwa

    Convenience Store Manager

  • Yumeka Sasaki

    Yumeka Sasaki

  • Yoji Tanaka

    Yoji Tanaka

    Photographer

  • Kiyoko Negishi

    Kiyoko Negishi

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.

Rating

6.6 / 10
19 Reviews
1 Popular

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