PERFECT BLUE 夢なら醒めて (2002): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2002, PERFECT BLUE 夢なら醒めて is a drama and mystery film directed by Toshiki Satō, running about 103 minutes.

What it’s about. Asaka Ai is a budding starlet waiting for her big break to make it into the limelight. Under the dedicated tutelage of her manager Bando she shuffles from one photo shoot to the next, most often resulting in her image being used on various advertising posters. With the help of a catchy tune, Ai and Bando anticipate she will finally break out of merely poster appearances and into television commercials and from there, real stardom. The song is entitled "If this is a Dream Wake Me" (Yume Nara Samete) and was written by Ai's friend Hiromi just prior to Hiromi jumping headlong off a tall building. But as things started to go well, a stalker shows up knowing anything and everything about Ai...

Who’s in it. PERFECT BLUE 夢なら醒めて stars Ayaka Maeda as Ai Asaka, Masahiro Toda as Bando, Ai's manager, Nao Omori as Toshihiko Horibe and Makiko Watanabe as Bando's wife, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.6/10, PERFECT BLUE 夢なら醒めて has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch PERFECT BLUE 夢なら醒めて page.

If you liked it. Fans of PERFECT BLUE 夢なら醒めて tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.