Sparrowsabre7
Za Warudo
Actually I think the film quality is more Kon's influence. He's not a big fan of the anime genre, and so he probably deliberately tried to invoke a more filmic look, at least for his first foray.
There is actually a japanese live action film now with the original title... I forget what it was though, it was something with dreams in the title. Apparently it was rubbish and not very like the anime. I think it might have been closer to the book and the anime departed from it (like Paprika) but I can't remember for sure...
Ah yes, Wikipedia tells all: "Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete" it was much closer to the novel, but a review I read when I was researching it before made it sound like a poor cousin to Kon's work.
edit: link to the review I remember reading: http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/perfbyns.shtml
Seems that Kon's liberties improved the film vastly as a cinematic venture. Perfect Blue hasn't been translated, so I can't comment on that, but I have read Paprika and I definitely prefer Kon's work to the book (not that the book is bad of course).
There is actually a japanese live action film now with the original title... I forget what it was though, it was something with dreams in the title. Apparently it was rubbish and not very like the anime. I think it might have been closer to the book and the anime departed from it (like Paprika) but I can't remember for sure...
Ah yes, Wikipedia tells all: "Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete" it was much closer to the novel, but a review I read when I was researching it before made it sound like a poor cousin to Kon's work.
edit: link to the review I remember reading: http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/perfbyns.shtml
Seems that Kon's liberties improved the film vastly as a cinematic venture. Perfect Blue hasn't been translated, so I can't comment on that, but I have read Paprika and I definitely prefer Kon's work to the book (not that the book is bad of course).
