Following the theatrical screening in September 2023, the 4K remaster edition of the late Satoshi Kon’s 1997 anime film Perfect Blue will get its ultra HD Blu-ray release in Japan on February 28, 2025. The official X (formerly Twitter) for KON’S STONE, a company that manages the anime and manga works of Kon, announced the news today.As the first feature film work by Kon, the anime film adaptation of Yoshikazu Takeuchi’s Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis psychological thriller novel released in Japan on February 28, 1998. The original character design was by acclaimed manga artist and illustrator Hisashi Eguchi (Stop!! Hibari-kun!). As well as his following works, including Millennium Actress (2002), Tokyo Godfathers (2003), Paranoia Agent (2004) and Paprika (2006), MADHOUSE worked on anime production. After its release, the film was well received at film festivals around the world, winning awards at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada and the Porto International Film Festival in Portugal.
The 4K remaster edition of Perfect Blue will be released in a two-disc deluxe edition and a single-disc standard edition. The former includes a Ultra HD Blu-ray disc and a standard Blu-ray disc, while the latter has only the standard Blu-ray.
The deluxe edition also comes with three bonus items:
35mm raw film frames featuring the scenes where the protagonist Mima Kirigoe appears
Booklet (includes “Perfect Blue War Diary Extra” from Kon’s 2002 book “KON’S TONE”)
Postcard Set
The price for the deluxe edition in Japan is 12,980 yen (86 USD), while that for the standard edition is 7,480 yen (49 USD).
Key visual
Shout! Factory, which produced a Blu-ray release of the film in North America, describes Perfect Blue as such:
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 that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time.
Source: “KON’S STONE” official X (formerly Twitter)
