Perfect Blue - Standard Edition [Blu-ray]

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The release features an exceptional Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround sound mix that any fan of the feature-film should listen to. The could not be farther away from that aesthetic. The world it portrays is haunting. This is a dark world and the animators bring that Angel of Your Heart Full English Version (SD 4:15) English version of the song from the English dub version. Audio Only.

Now, we come to something we are incredibly proud we have the opportunity to bring to the west for this Ultimate Edition release, the Perfect Blue Storyboard Collection (pictured left). This book is literally the entire film in storyboard form! You’ll get to see how the film was mapped out in its entirety by the director, and you could even watch the film and use this book as a reference guide at the same time if you wanted. Additionally, you can even see in an untouched form the vast array of notes in Japanese from director Satoshi Kon himself throughout the book.The directorial debut of acclaimed director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Millennium Actress), the critically-acclaimed Perfect Blue has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time. and dark world of psychological terror, Perfect Blue is renowned as one of the darkest and most genre-defying productions of all. A has ever seen, he helped pave the way for a new type of filmmking in the anime medium. To call Perfect Blue groundbreaking would So, now that we’ve given you a glimpse of how the film looks, let’s get onto the real meat of our Ultimate Edition release… pop-star self. As some of her closest collaborators begin turning up dead, the horror and paranoia of her journey meets full velocity. What does it

Angel of Your Heart” Full English Version (04:15 in HD) – The song sung in English made for the English dub. Only audio is included for this extra feature. Chance are there’ll be some questions you have above all the information we’ve mentioned above, so here’s a handy Frequently Asked Questions section for you. Satoshi Kon Lecture (HD 41:10) - A three-part interview with Kon in which the director speaks at length about his creative process and how the film came to be. Produced ten years after the release of Perfect Blue this lecture is a fascinating deep dive into the film. Kon Satoshi’s Perfect Blue is a prescient vision of a modern world defined by media oversaturation and social media validation. In the film, Mimi (Iwao Junko), a J-pop girl-group singer who decides to give up music for acting, finds herself targeted by a stalker who threatens to ruin her if she doesn’t return to her old gig. More than just a stalker thriller, however, Perfect Blue unfolds as an extended study of Mimi’s fraying mental health as she begins to question her own identity as more and more crimes happen around her, with evidence pegging her as a suspect. which perhaps showcases slight variances in the framing of the animation), it best serves to showcase how vastly improved the film is by the new

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At this time we can say there are plans afoot to release the books without the discs included at some point in the future, but we have no other details we can share on that at this time. That said, as we’ve mentioned this is a brand-new remaster of the film that’s not been included in any previous release, and it does include extras unavailable on our previous Blu-ray release. Starring: Junko Iwao , Rica Matsumoto , Shinpachi Tsuji , Masaaki Ôkura , Yosuke Akimoto , Hideyuki Hori In Perfect Blue, rising pop star Mima has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model, but her fans aren't ready to see her go. Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows, in this iconic psychological thriller. Another element of Perfect Blue that is outstanding is the music score composed by Masahiro Ikumi ( Special Powered New on-disc extras, including lectures discussing pivotal scenes from the film hosted by director Satoshi Kon himself

First up, to help the definitive nature of this release, we’ve included the on-disc extras you will have seen in our past release of Perfect Blue, because it seems silly not to include them quite frankly. To remind folks of what they are: Three separate sets of optional subtitles are offered. English subtitles provide a fair translation of the actual Japanese dialogue, while English SDH works for the English dub. A third set offers English translations only for songs and signs. Extras About those scenes – while the two or three scenes are graphic, they are also necessary for the plot. Without those scenes, the psychological tapestry of the film could not be woven. Satoshi Kon regretted that he had made the scenes as graphic as he had, but the particular form of grief and disgust that those scenes conjure is part of what has made the film a classic.and made him become one of the most important anime director's in the industry. Not only is he highly regarded as one of the best filmmakers the Satoshi Kon Lectures– This is an incredible discussion with the late great director led by the cute and perky Ms. Nagai. “This movie is about the personas people wear.” He discusses some key scenes of the film (the opening sequence, the rape sequence and introduction to virtual Mima, and the climax) and the numerous meanings he intended in the film. ‘In animation, everything is the result of planning.” He felt he went a little too far with the rape scene, which he considered Mima’s “death scene.” He also discusses how a scene from Perfect Blue was repurposed for Requiem for a Dream. Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers), Perfect Blue has some of the darkest and most striking visuals of any anime