Japan Perfect Blue sits in the top 6% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #261 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
PERFECT BLUE
“The color of illusion is Perfect Blue.”
Pop singer Mima Kirigow looks forward to a bright new career when she quits her chart-topping trio to become an actress. When she lands a role in a sexually charged murder mystery, Mima’s life begins to fall apart.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #261 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #221 of 2,532 (top 9%).
Audience Engagement
2,175 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Perfect Blue. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1997–1999 Japan Window
Among 162 Japan films we catalog from this window, Perfect Blue places #14 — near the top of its class.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including Perfect Blue. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 21m runtime, production spent $10K per minute on screen and earned $1K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1139th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Perfect Blue, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- paranoia · 5
- stalker · 5
- j-pop · 5
- career · 4
- fame · 3
- split personality · 3
- madness · 2
- celebrity worship · 2
- aspiring actress · 1
- psychological thriller · 21
- mental illness · 13
- singer · 10
- celebrity · 7
- anime · 711
- japan · 454
- adult animation · 101
- female protagonist · 33