Perfect Blue 
The debut feature from Satoshi Kon (Tokyo Godfathers), is a pitch dark, gleefully excessive thriller that has earned apt comparisons to the work of David Lynch.
One of the most stellar examples of Japanese anime, Perfect Blue is a dark take on the price of fame that spirals into the surreal. Mima, a young pop idol is in the prime of her career. Ready to seize her moment in the spotlight, she decides to cross over into acting, but her role is not as clean cut as she originally imagined. When a diary detailing every aspect of her life appears online, Mima begins losing her grip on reality, trapped in a web of paranoia and confusion.
Perfect Blue is anime by way of De Palma and a fitting addition to our QFT Late: Cult & Classic line-up.
Screening as part of Q-Con XXV: three days of gaming and anime at Queen’s University Belfast Students’ Union, 22-24 June 2018.
Q-Con attendees will receive a promo code that will enable them to book cinema tickets for just £4. Visit q-con.org.uk for details of how to register.
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