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Paprika (2006)
Papurika (original title)

R  90 min  -  Animation | Mystery | Sci-Fi   -  25 November 2006 (Japan)
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Reviews: 83 user | 122 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com

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

Director:

Satoshi Kon

Writers:

Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel), Seishi Minakami (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Paprika -- When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika. Paprika -- When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.
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Cast

Credited cast:
Megumi Hayashibara Megumi Hayashibara ...
Paprika / Chiba Atsuko (voice)
Tôru Furuya Tôru Furuya ...
Tokita Kohsaku (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera Kôichi Yamadera ...
Osanai Morio (voice)
Katsunosuke Hori Katsunosuke Hori ...
Shima Tora-taroh (voice)
Toru Emori Toru Emori ...
Inui Sei-jiroh (voice)
Akio Ohtsuka Akio Ohtsuka ...
Detective Kogawa Toshimi (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka Hideyuki Tanaka ...
Guy (voice)
Satomi Koorogi Satomi Koorogi ...
A doll (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi Daisuke Sakaguchi ...
Himuro Kei (voice)
Mitsuo Iwata Mitsuo Iwata ...
Tsumura Yasushi (voice)
Rikako Aikawa Rikako Aikawa ...
Kakimoto Nobue (voice)
Shinichirô Ôta Shinichirô Ôta ...
Reporter (voice)
Satoshi Kon Satoshi Kon ...
Jin-nai (voice)
Yasutaka Tsutsui Yasutaka Tsutsui ...
Kuga (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Beacock ...
Hajime Himuro / Kuga (voice: English version)
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Storyline

Three scientists at the Foundation for Psychiatric Research fail to secure a device they've invented, the D.C. Mini, which allows people to record and watch their dreams. A thief uses the device to enter people's minds, when awake, and distract them with their own dreams and those of others. Chaos ensues. The trio - Chiba, Tokita, and Shima - assisted by a police inspector and by a sprite named Paprika must try to identify the thief as they ward off the thief's attacks on their own psyches. Dreams, reality, and the movies merge, while characters question the limits of science and the wisdom of Big Brother. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Police | Movie Marquee | Hospital Room | Doll | Page Boy Hair Cut  | See more »

Taglines:

This is your brain on anime.

Genres:

Animation | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violent and sexual images See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Paprika - Sognando un sogno See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$45,429 (USA) (27 May 2007) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$881,302 (USA) (21 October 2007)
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Sound Mix:

SDDS  | DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

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

Quotes

[first lines]
Paprika: Time for the greatest show on earth!
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Connections

References Peter Pan (1953) See more »

Soundtracks

"Prediction"
Composed and Performed by Susumu Hirasawa See more »