Perfect Blue (1998)
PERFECT BLUE
Animation, Thriller • 1h 22m
Overview
Encouraged by her managers, rising pop star Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.
Director: Satoshi Kon
Cast: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji, Emiko Furukawa, Yosuke Akimoto, Yoku Shioya, Hideyuki Hori, Emi Shinohara, Masashi Ebara, Kiyoyuki Yanada, Toru Furusawa, Teiya Ichiryusai, Shin-ichiro Miki, Megumi Tano, Emi Motoi, Akio Suyama, Osamu Hosoi, Koichi Tochika, Soichiro Hoshi, Kisho Taniyama, Shokkâ Ôno, Rofuto Purasu Wan Burazâzu, Makoto Kitano, Kaori Minami, Jin Yamanoi, Takashi Nagasako
Director: Frank Capra
Director: Frank Capra
France Rimini 4K Blu-ray see caps vs Artificial Eye Blu-ray
France Rimini 4K Blu-ray see caps vs Artificial Eye Blu-ray
Directors: Alberto Cavalcanti & Charles Crichton & Basil Dearden & Robert Hamer
Directors: Alberto Cavalcanti & Charles Crichton & Basil Dearden & Robert Hamer
Director: Otakar Vávra
Deaf Crocodile 4K Blu-ray see nic review
Restored: Deaf Crocodile 4K Blu-ray
Unrestored: Czech PAL DVD
Preferences will vary, the restored track sounds good, but not necessarily faithful to the original elements.
Director: Otakar Vávra
Deaf Crocodile 4K Blu-ray see nic review
Restored: Deaf Crocodile 4K Blu-ray
Unrestored: Czech PAL DVD
Preferences will vary, the restored track sounds good, but not necessarily faithful to the original elements.
Director: Robert Rossen
Director: Robert Rossen
Director: Anthony Mann
Director: Anthony Mann
Director: Basil Dearden
Indicator 4K Blu-ray. Excellent 4K master and encode, except for opticals grain is very fine, grading is beautifully silvery and luminous, nice HDR re-grade by Fidelity in Motion
Director: Basil Dearden
Indicator 4K Blu-ray. Excellent 4K master and encode, except for opticals grain is very fine, grading is beautifully silvery and luminous, nice HDR re-grade by Fidelity in Motion
Director: Jacques Becker
Director: Jacques Becker
Director: Satoshi Kon
Anime Limited 4K Blu-ray is cropped to stabilize the images, and the colors are very washed out but debatable which version is the correct one https://slow.pics/c/cOUtJde0
Director: Satoshi Kon
Anime Limited 4K Blu-ray is cropped to stabilize the images, and the colors are very washed out but debatable which version is the correct one https://slow.pics/c/cOUtJde0
Director: Satoshi Kon
Director: Satoshi Kon
Director: Vincent Ward
Director: Vincent Ward
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Director: Tommy Wirkola
Director: Ridley Scott
UK Universal 4K Blu-ray is missing Kino Lorber extras
Director: Ridley Scott
UK Universal 4K Blu-ray is missing Kino Lorber extras
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Directors: Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Director: Brian De Palma
Director: Brian De Palma
Director: John Waters
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has poor encoding see caps but still a huge improvement over the 2014 Universal Blu-ray
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray Both the 2.0 and 5.1 tracks are improvements over the 2014 Universal Blu-ray
Theatrical cut is on the 4K disc, but the restored Director's Cut is only on the Blu-Ray disc. Director's Cut utilizes the same 4K transfer as the theatrical cut for 86 minutes, but the 6 minutes of restored footage could only be salvaged from a standard definition source and are thus needed to be upscaled.
Director: John Waters
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray has poor encoding see caps but still a huge improvement over the 2014 Universal Blu-ray
Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray Both the 2.0 and 5.1 tracks are improvements over the 2014 Universal Blu-ray
Theatrical cut is on the 4K disc, but the restored Director's Cut is only on the Blu-Ray disc. Director's Cut utilizes the same 4K transfer as the theatrical cut for 86 minutes, but the 6 minutes of restored footage could only be salvaged from a standard definition source and are thus needed to be upscaled.
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Director: Wesley Ruggles
Edit History
4/12/2026
Best Video Release
From
Japan 4K Blu-ray is not english-friendly, but it does have drastically improved visuals over all the BDs, including plenty of grain and correct colors for the first time. The 2024 Italy Blu-ray did make most of the same improvements because it used the same master, but the 4K Blu-ray still knocks it out of the park https://slow.pics/c/gJ0nYfkv
From
Japan 4K Blu-ray is not english-friendly, but it does have drastically improved visuals over all the BDs, including plenty of grain and correct colors for the first time. The 2024 Italy Blu-ray did make most of the same improvements because it used the same master, but the 4K Blu-ray still knocks it out of the park https://slow.pics/c/gJ0nYfkv
Best Audio Release
Blu-ray.com
From
https://www.blu-ray.com/Perfect-Blue/85409/
To
https://www.blu-ray.com/Perfect-Blue/85409/#Releases
From
https://www.blu-ray.com/Perfect-Blue/85409/
To
https://www.blu-ray.com/Perfect-Blue/85409/#Releases
12/24/2025
Best Video Release
From
Japanese 4K Blu-ray is not english-friendly, but Italian does have drastically improved visuals over all the BDs, including plenty of grain and correct colors for the first time. The 2024 Italian Blu-ray did make most of the same improvements because Italian used the same master, but the 4K Blu-ray still knocks Italian out of the park https://slow.pics/c/gJ0nYfkv
From
Japanese 4K Blu-ray is not english-friendly, but Italian does have drastically improved visuals over all the BDs, including plenty of grain and correct colors for the first time. The 2024 Italian Blu-ray did make most of the same improvements because Italian used the same master, but the 4K Blu-ray still knocks Italian out of the park https://slow.pics/c/gJ0nYfkv
10/10/2025
Blu-ray.com
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https://www.blu-ray.com/Perfect-Blue/85409/#Releases
Added
https://www.blu-ray.com/Perfect-Blue/85409/#Releases
6/10/2025
