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Release Date:
25 November 2006 (Japan)
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Tagline:
This is your brain on anime.
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins
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2 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(14 articles)
First Images Arrive From Satoshi Kon's The Dreaming Machine (Yume Miru Kikai)
(From Twitch. 19 November 2009, 9:29 AM, PST)
Wolfgang Petersen Preparing Paprika?
(From EmpireOnline. 11 August 2009, 11:05 PM, PDT)
(From Twitch. 19 November 2009, 9:29 AM, PST)
Wolfgang Petersen Preparing Paprika?
(From EmpireOnline. 11 August 2009, 11:05 PM, PDT)
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A Stunning, Beautiful Feast For The Eyes
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Megumi Hayashibara | ... | Paprika / Chiba Atsuko (voice) |
| Tôru Furuya | ... | Tokita Kohsaku (voice) |
| Kôichi Yamadera | ... | Osanai Morio (voice) |
| Katsunosuke Hori | ... | Shima Tora-taroh (voice) |
| Toru Emori | ... | Inui Sei-jiroh (voice) |
| Akio Ôtsuka | ... | Detective Kogawa Toshimi (voice) |
| Hideyuki Tanaka | ... | Guy (voice) |
| Satomi Koorogi | ... | A doll (voice) |
| Daisuke Sakaguchi | ... | Himuro Kei (voice) |
| Mitsuo Iwata | ... | Tsumura Yasushi (voice) |
| Rikako Aikawa | ... | Kakimoto Nobue (voice) |
| Shinichirô Ôta | ... | Reporter (voice) |
| Satoshi Kon | ... | Jin-nai (voice) |
| Yasutaka Tsutsui | ... | Kuga (voice) |
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 | Brian Beacock | ... | Hajime Himuro / Kuga (voice: English version) |
| Doug Erholtz | ... | Dr. Morio Osanai (voice: English version) |
| Michael Forest | ... | Dr. Seijiro Inui (voice: English version) |
| David Lodge | ... | Dr. Torataro Shima (voice: English version) |
 | Yuri Lowenthal | ... | Dr. Kosaku Tokita (voice: English version) |
 | Cindy Robinson | ... | Dr. Atsuko Chiba / Paprika (voice: English version) |
| Paul St. Peter | ... | Detective Toshimi Konakawa (voice: English version) |
| Ezra Weisz | ... | Konakawa's Old Friend (voice: English version) (as Ethan Murray) |
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Rated R for violent and sexual images.
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90 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R |
France:U |
Italy:T |
Finland:K-13 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
UK:15 |
Canada:PG |
Australia:M |
Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) |
Argentina:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Germany:12 |
New Zealand:R13 |
Denmark:7
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When Paprika interviews Kogawa in his filmmaker guise, his mannerisms and appearance resemble that of Akira Kurosawa.
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References The Collector (1965)
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Soundtrack:
The Girl in Byakkoya - White Tiger Field
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What is the name of the song played in the US trailer and where can I find it?more
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I have only seen this movie a few hours ago and am still stunned by simply how incredible it was. Who ever thought anime could be so fantastical? While the plot, at times confusing and going on the border of being a stereotypical anime, is terrific and i couldn't ask for it to be any better. Many reviewers condemned this film because of the randomness and lack of explanation for some parts, but i believe that Satoshi Kon did this on purpose. Kon simply made this movie like a dream; it is colorful, incredible, random, and offers scarce explanations. The film wants you to think about what the meaning of these "dreams" are, instead of telling you what the meaning is, much like what you would have to do with a real dream.
The best part of this film is that it can appeal to the non-anime fanatic crowd. I have seen all a few animes (only hayao miazaki films) so i wouldn't be called a true fan, and am not much into the science-fiction animes and what not that many people seem to love, yet i could not help but fall in love with Paprika.
Please, Please, PLEASE see this movie. Its too incredible to go under-appreciated by the world. Perhaps the best film of 2007, maybe one of the best from the past few years, if you see this movie you will NOT regret it.