Perfect Blue, the 1997 psychological horror film, is set to be released on Netflix on September 1, 2026! The anime centers on Mima Kirigoe, a J-Pop idol who, after retiring from music to pursue a career as an actress, is besieged by an obsessive stalker. As people are murdered around her, Mima’s grip on reality begins to slip.
Perfect Blue is a 1997 Japanese psychological horror anime film loosely based on the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis by author Yoshikazu Takeuchi. The film is directed by Saoshi Kon, and the screenplay was Beloved Tokyo-based studio Madhouse was the animator behind the film
Mima Kirigoe leaves her successful J-pop idol group to pursue a career as an actress, taking a gritty role in a television crime drama. This career shift angers an obsessive stalker. As gruesome murders occur around her and a fake online diary impersonates her, Mima’s grip on reality begins to crumble, blurring the lines between fiction, hallucination, and real life.
When is Perfect Blue coming to Netflix?
Perfect Blue will be released on Netflix on September 1, 2026.
The film is currently showing in some libraries in the “Worth the Wait” section of New & Popular, such as Netflix UK.
It’s unclear exactly how many regions the film will be released in, and since it isn’t available in any library we know of, we can assume it will also be released across multiple regions, such as the United States, where you can set a reminder for its release here.
Who is in the cast of Perfect Blue?
We have the cast list for the Japanese Dub and English Dub of Perfect Blue:
Japanese Dub
- Junko Iwao as Mima Kirigoe
- Rica Matsumoto as Rumi Hidaka
- Masaaki Ōkura as Mamoru Uchida
- Yōsuke Akimoto as Tejima
- Yoku Shioya as Takao Shibuya
- Hideyuki Hori as Kenichi Sakuragi
- Emi Shinohara as Eri Ochiai
- Masashi Ebara as Murano
- Shinpachi Tsuji as Tadokoro
- Tōru Furusawa as Yada
- Emiko Furukawa as Yukiko
- Shiho Niiyama as Rei
English Dub
- Bridget Hoffman as Mima Kirigoe
- Wendee Lee as Rumi
- Barry Stigler as Tadokoro
- Robert Martin Klein as Mamoru Uchida
- Steve Bulen as Tejima
- Steve Apostolina as Takao Shibuya
- Lia Sargent as Eri Ochiai
- Jamieson Price as Murano
- Dyanna DiRosario as Yukiko
- Mary Elizabeth McGlynn as Rei
- Akio Syuama as Tadashi Doi
What is the film’s runtime?
Perfect Blue has a total runtime of 82 minutes.
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