Japan Synopsis
PERFECT BLUE 夢なら醒めて
Asaka Ai is a budding starlet waiting for her big break to make it into the limelight. Under the dedicated tutelage of her manager Bando she shuffles from one photo shoot to the next, most often resulting in her image being used on various advertising posters. With the help of a catchy tune, Ai and Bando anticipate she will finally break out of merely poster appearances and into television commercials and from there, real stardom. The song is entitled "If this is a Dream Wake Me" (Yume Nara Samete) and was written by Ai's friend Hiromi just prior to Hiromi jumping headlong off a tall building. But as things started to go well, a stalker shows up knowing anything and everything about Ai…
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
247 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete sits at position #153.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,032 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,343 of 1,933 (top 69%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | August 24, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0367257 |