Perfect Blue Returns in 4K — Satoshi Kon’s Mind-Bending Thriller Gets a Stunning New Trailer Ahead of Oct. 3 Re-Release
Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon’s influential psychological thriller, is getting a 4K remaster and will return to theaters on Oct. 3. The first official trailer is live and runs for just over two minutes; it opens with the line “from the mind of master filmmaker Satoshi Kon,” and shows footage without revealing the film’s major twists.
Trailer
The new trailer runs for over two minutes and teases the film rather than spoiling it. It begins with the title card that reads “from the mind of master filmmaker Satoshi Kon,” and then cuts between scenes that outline the film’s premise: a young pop star trying to pivot into serious acting, a string of murders that appear connected to her, and increasing pressure on her mental state.
Concrete footage in the trailer shows key moments of suspense, quick edits, and close-ups that emphasize the protagonist’s deteriorating sense of reality. The trailer does not reveal the outcome of the plot, maintaining the film’s psychological tension throughout.
Visuals and the 4K remaster
The trailer highlights changes visible in the 4K remaster: deeper shadows, sharper highlights from camera flashes, and more vivid colors. In particular, the color red appears prominently in several shots, used both as a compositional element and to signal blood and violence as the story intensifies.
Additionally, the trailer showcases Kon’s careful composition and what many describe as Hitchcockian camerawork achieved through animation. The remaster appears to emphasize those elements, making facial expressions and shadowed frames clearer than in earlier releases.
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Release details
The 4K remaster of Perfect Blue is scheduled to return to theaters on Oct. 3. The trailer is the first official look tied to that re-release and is intended to give audiences a sense of the restored picture and sound quality ahead of theatrical screenings.
If you want to see the trailer yourself, it is available on YouTube at the link above.
