6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Perfect Blue (2012)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
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
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
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...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus is on psychological horror and an individual's struggle with identity and reality, rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a political solution to the societal issues it depicts.
This Japanese animated film features a cast and setting that are culturally traditional, with no instances of race or gender swaps of roles typically associated with other demographics. The narrative explores themes of identity and exploitation within the entertainment industry, but it does not broadly critique traditional identities.
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 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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