Perfect Blue

Perfect Blue (パーフェクトブルー) is a 1997 Japanese animated psychological horror film directed by Satoshi Kon (in his directorial debut) and written by Sadayuki Murai.It is based on the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis (パーフェクト・ブルー　完全変態) by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. The film follows Mima Kirigoe, the member of a Japanese idol group who retires from music to pursue an acting career.As she becomes a victim of stalking, she starts to lose her perception of reality and fiction.Like much of Kon's later work, such as Paprika, the film deals with the blurring of the lines between fantasy and reality in contemporary Japan.