AFTER THE SUCCESS OF AKIRA,
ARRIVES TO THE CINEMAS FOR THE FIRST TIME RESTORED IN 4K
ANOTHER MASTERPIECE CAPABLE OF CHANGING FOREVER
THE WORLD OF ANIME
PERFECT BLUE
THE FIRST WORK OF THE LEGENDARY SATOSHI KON
The first Japanese animated psycho-thriller in history based on the original novel written by YOSHIKAZU TAKEUCHI
and made under the supervision of KATSUHIRO OTOMO (Akira)
SPECIAL EVENT IN THEATERS ONLY ON 22, 23 AND 24 APRIL
The claustrophobic and courageous PERFECT BLUE, the first work by SATOSHI KON (Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent) produced by MadHouse and released in 1997, arrives at the cinema for the first time in a restored 4K version. The appointment in cinemas is on the 22nd, 23, 24 April (list soon on nexodigital.it) thanks to the 2024 Anime at the Cinema Season, an exclusive project by Nexo Digital distributed in collaboration with Yamato Video.
In PERFECT BLUE, Satoshi Kon tells the story of the singer Mima who, faced with limited commercial success, must abandon the candy pink microcosm of the idol to be “relaunched” as an actress, in a world where she will instead only become cannon fodder. She gets the part of a psychologically unstable girl in the TV series “Double Bind”, but begins to receive anonymous threatening messages from an otaku fan who could not tolerate the change in image of the “his” Mima di lei. Shortly thereafter, a series of accidents hits the production set. Mima herself, used to being a mere simulacrum, begins to lose contact with her own identity. But then: who is the real Mima? The one who wears the naive costumes of the idol? The one who appears smiling on the Internet? The one who shops at the supermarket? The schizophrenic girl from “Double Bind”? The illusion of herself? Or just everyone’s illusion?
Upon its release in Japan, the film, introspective and highly topical, generated very long queues in front of cinemas and subsequently secured the prestigious Public Prize at Fant’Asia ’97 (Montreal). Based on the novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchiwriter and journalist who has long dedicated himself to otaku culture, and written by Sadayuki Murai, PERFECT BLUE marked his directorial debut Satoshi Kon (Hokkaido, 1963), cartoonist and former assistant to Katsuhiro Otomo in Akira (comic version), World Apartment Horror, Rojin Z (1991) e Memories. The same Katsuhiro Otomo participated in the making of the film as a special adviser.
The new Anime at the Cinema Season is an exclusive project by Nexo Digital distributed in collaboration with Yamato Video and with the media partners Radio Deejay, MYmovies.it, Lucca Comics&Games and ANiME GENERATION.
The next anime events at the cinema will be with Captain Harlock. The Arcadia of My Youth and Lupine III. The Stone of Wisdom (1978).
NEXO ANIME SEASON 2024
22, 23, 24 APRILE Perfect Blue
20, 21, 22 MAY Captain Harlock. The arcadia of my youth
24, 25, 26 JUNE Lupine III. The Stone of Wisdom (1978)