PERFECT BLUE
""excuse me... who are you?""
Perfect Blue - Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Excuse me... who are you? (あなた、誰なの…？)
— Mima Kirigoe (and her hallucination)
Context:
The line is first spoken by Mima's ghostly idol persona in a reflection. It appears again in faxes sent to her, and she speaks it herself during moments of extreme distress. It's also a line from her TV show "Double Bind," further blurring the lines between fiction and her reality.
Meaning:
This is the film's most iconic line, repeated throughout. It encapsulates the central theme of identity loss. Initially, the 'Idol Mima' hallucination asks this of the 'actress Mima,' questioning her authenticity. Later, Mima asks it of her own reflection and of Rumi, signifying her complete psychological unraveling and inability to recognize herself or others. It is the ultimate question of the film: who is the 'real' Mima?
No, I'm the real thing. (ううん、私は本物だよ。)
— Mima Kirigoe
Context:
In the final scene, after visiting Rumi in the psychiatric hospital, Mima gets into her car. She looks at her own reflection in the rearview mirror, adjusts her sunglasses, smiles, and says the line directly to herself (and the audience), showing she is now in control of her life and identity.
Meaning:
This is Mima's final line in the film, delivered with a confident smile. It signifies her victory over her psychosis and her integration of her past and present selves. After surviving the traumatic events and seeing Rumi confined by her delusion, Mima has finally found and accepted her true, singular identity. It's a powerful statement of self-affirmation and a rejection of the fragmented personas that nearly destroyed her.