A scene from the animated film 'Perfect Blue' showing a young woman with short black hair and pale skin lying among a chaotic collage of colourful foliage. She appears to be resting or reclining, surrounded by a dense array of items in various shades of blue, pink, and other colours that create a surreal, dreamlike background. The objects appear to include toys, everyday items, and various merchandise, all rendered in a detailed, cluttered composition. The art style is characteristic of director Satoshi Kon's psychological thriller, with the overwhelming visual density of the background creating an unsettling, disorienting atmosphere that reflects the film's themes of identity and reality.

Birmingham Anime Film Festival 2025: Perfect Blue

Subtitled, Foreign language

About Birmingham Anime Film Festival 2025: Perfect Blue

Satoshi Kon's 1997 anime thriller is beautiful and brutal in equal measure – loosely based on the novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchiny and following the career of pop idol turned actress Mima Kirigoe.

Deciding to leave her J-pop group, Mima takes on a role in a violent detective drama which upsets fans used to her clean-cut image and she becomes the victim of an obsessive stalker. When a series of gruesome murders take place, reality and fantasy begin to blur and Mima loses her grip on reality.

Booking info

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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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