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…
Drama + Mystery in Japan
208 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete itself).
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete holds position #153 of 247 Japan films in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete premiered alongside 81 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other Japan films in 2002.
The 1447th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 37th percentile among Japan films.
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 |