Perfect Blue Upd
For those who have seen it, the name "Mima Kirigoe" evokes a specific kind of dread—the blur of a computer screen, the scrape of a trash bag, the unbearable tension of a hallway chase. For the uninitiated, stepping into Perfect Blue is stepping into a hall of mirrors where the reflection no longer obeys you.
The plot is deceptively simple. Mima Kirigoe is the bubbly lead singer of a J-pop idol group called CHAM!. Facing the inevitable decline of pop stardom, she makes a controversial decision: she quits singing to pursue a career as a serious actress. Her first role? A minor part in a gritty crime drama called Double Bind , where she is forced to perform a brutal rape scene. Perfect Blue
