Presented in partnership with Agita Publishing and introduced by Cat Voleur—author of the new book Queer Tastes: Unconventional Representation in Horror Films—Perfect Blue returns to Anime Club Presents as an essential psychological thriller and enduring modern classic.
Showtimes
Saturday, July 25
3:30pm
Ticketing
$14 /General
$10 /Member
$60 /Series Pass
Buy Tickets
BUY SERIES PASS
Following pop idol Mima Kirigoe as she attempts to transition into acting, Perfect Blue fractures into a disorienting descent through identity, surveillance, performance, and paranoia. As the boundaries between public persona and private self dissolve, Mima is pulled into a spiraling nightmare where memory, media, and reality refuse to stay in place. Taut, unsettling, and meticulously constructed, the film remains one of the most influential psychological thrillers ever animated, its impact still reverberating across contemporary cinema.
Uncompromising and unforgettable, Perfect Blue is a film that demands to be experienced on the big screen, where its tension, beauty, and unease fully take hold.
Film poster will be raffled off after the screening. Attendees can enter by purchasing a concession for $6 or more.
Satoshi Kon, 1997, Japan, 81 minutes, DCP, In Japanese with English subtitles
QUEER TASTES: UNCONVENTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN HORROR FILM
Censorship, problematic tropes, and extreme violence—it’s no wonder the queer community feels so underrepresented in horror cinema. Pansexual author Cat Voleur guides readers through twenty film recommendations selected from over eighty years of scary movies. Her personal experiences with the LGBTQIA+ community are intertwined into these essays about the history of the genre and persistence of the counterculture. Get ready to let the messiest and most fabulous skeletons out of the closet. Honor some classics, get out of your comfort zone, and embrace some problematic favorites because no one should have to hide their Queer Tastes.
AUTHOR CAT VOLEUR
Cat Voleur is a full-time horror author with such titles as Revenge Arc, The Lorekeeper, and My Apologies to Tanya Grace. She is a member of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers and a co-host of The Nic F’n Woo Cage Cast. When she’s not creating or consuming morbid content, you can find her relaxing with her small army of rescued felines.
ANIME CLUB PRESENTS 2026
From beloved classics and audience favorites to rare restorations, cult discoveries, and unforgettable deep cuts, Anime Club Presents returns for its 5th year to celebrate the boundless creativity, emotional power, and enduring impact of Japanese cinema on screens around the world. View full series.
