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Paprika

Paprika

2006Movie⏱️ 1h 30mR🏆 #909 Top Rated
AnimationDramaFantasyMysterySci-FiThriller
7.7
IMDB Rating
109,796 votes

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.

Director
Satoshi Kon
Writers
Yasutaka Tsutsui, Seishi Minakami, Satoshi Kon
Stars
Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori
Release Date
June 22, 2007
Language
Japanese, English
Country
Japan
🏆 6
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 210
Reviews
📋 156K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Megumi Hayashibara
Megumi Hayashibara
as Paprika
👤
Tôru Emori
as Inui Sei-jiroh
👤
Katsunosuke Hori
as Shima Tora-taroh
Tôru Furuya
Tôru Furuya
as Tokita Kohsaku
Kôichi Yamadera
Kôichi Yamadera
as Osanai Morio
Akio Ôtsuka
Akio Ôtsuka
as Detective Kogawa Toshimi
Hideyuki Tanaka
Hideyuki Tanaka
as Guy
Satomi Kôrogi
Satomi Kôrogi
as Japanese Doll
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Daisuke Sakaguchi
as Himuro Kei
Mitsuo Iwata
Mitsuo Iwata
as Tsumura Yasushi

💰 Box Office

$1,222,164
Worldwide Gross
$882,267
Domestic Gross
$35,593
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
SDDS
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Production
Madhouse, Sony Pictures Releasing

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

JapaneseAdult AnimationAnimeEpicFantasy EpicHand-Drawn AnimationPsychological DramaPsychological ThrillerSci-Fi EpicSupernatural Fantasy

⭐ Featured Review

Infinite interpretation
by qiowisj2007-06-24
10/10

"I had gone into Paprika not knowing much of what to expect, save for the fact that it was an anime with quite a buzz. An hour and a half later, this is one of the best films I've seen in 2007. The plot, as best as I can describe it, concerns a group of scientists developing a device which allows one to interject your subconscious into and record another person's dreams. However, a thief is using the technology to terrorize and control others. As the scientists try to find their stolen property, reality begins to take on a different meaning... Satoshi Kon is filmmaker I've neve..."

💡 Did You Know?

The tall and short bartenders on Paprika's website are voiced by director Satoshi Kon, and the original author of the Paprika novel, Yasutaka Tsutsui, respectively.

📖 Synopsis

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.