6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Perfect Blue (2012)
Perfect Blue (2012)
Overview
Hasumi Kayoko, the rookie investigator at the all-female Hasumi Detective Agency, always observes people and cases in a level-headed manner. She detests lies and secrets, and has a strong sense of justice. Her late father worked at the city news desk of a newspaper, but committed suicide 7 years ago. However, the truth lies in darkness and Kayoko's mother, Kyoko, the agency's director, has been secretly pursuing the facts. An incident becomes the catalyst that entwines Kayoko and the people around her, and she closes in on the truth behind her father's death.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
Hasumi Kayoko, the rookie investigator at the all-female Hasumi Detective Agency, always observes people and cases in a level-headed manner. She detests lies and secrets, and has a strong sense of justice. Her late father worked at the city news desk of a newspaper, but committed suicide 7 years ago. However, the truth lies in darkness and Kayoko's mother, Kyoko, the agency's director, has been secretly pursuing the facts. An incident becomes the catalyst that entwines Kayoko and the people around her, and she closes in on the truth behind her father's death.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central focus is on the psychological breakdown and identity crisis of its protagonist, with its resolution centered on individual survival and self-reclamation rather than promoting a specific political ideology or advocating for systemic change.
Perfect Blue, a Japanese animated psychological thriller, features characters and casting traditional to its cultural setting, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative primarily explores themes of identity, exploitation, and psychological breakdown within the entertainment industry, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities or making explicit DEI themes central to its story.
Secondary
Perfect Blue is a psychological thriller that explores themes of identity, reality, and the dark side of fame through its protagonist, Mima Kirigoe. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on Mima's psychological breakdown and the dangers of the entertainment industry.
The film "Perfect Blue" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on psychological horror, identity crisis, and the blurring of reality within the entertainment industry, without engaging with gender identity issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1997 animated film 'Perfect Blue' adapts its source novel without altering the established genders of its main characters. All significant roles maintain their original gender portrayal.
The specified title, 'Perfect Blue' (show, 2012), does not correspond to any known existing film or television series. Therefore, no characters from such a work can be analyzed for race swaps.
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