Satoshi Kon directs Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto and Shinpachi Tsuji in this anime where a pop star who tries to reinvent herself as an actress only to be stalked by her old bubblegum persona.

A descent into madness with much reality bending trickery. Part meta, part nightmare. All fame monster. The scariest part of this film isn’t the gore, psychosexual violence or paranoid mindfuck but how precarious, sad and mundane Mima’s existence is away from her fickle fans and a predatory industry. Fantastic hand drawn animation and catchy music.

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Perfect Double Bill: Paprika (2006)