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Paprika

Original title: Papurika
  • 20062006
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Paprika (2006)
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.
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
82K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,164
55
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Satoshi Kon
    • Writers
      • Yasutaka Tsutsui(novel)
      • Seishi Minakami(screenplay)
      • Satoshi Kon(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Megumi Hayashibara(voice)
      • Tôru Emori(voice)
      • Katsunosuke Hori(voice)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Satoshi Kon
    • Writers
      • Yasutaka Tsutsui(novel)
      • Seishi Minakami(screenplay)
      • Satoshi Kon(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Megumi Hayashibara(voice)
      • Tôru Emori(voice)
      • Katsunosuke Hori(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 164User reviews
    • 167Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Megumi Hayashibara
    Megumi Hayashibara
    • Paprika
    • (voice)
    • …
    Tôru Emori
    • Inui Sei-jiroh
    • (voice)
    Katsunosuke Hori
    • Shima Tora-taroh
    • (voice)
    Tôru Furuya
    Tôru Furuya
    • Tokita Kohsaku
    • (voice)
    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • Osanai Morio
    • (voice)
    Akio Ôtsuka
    Akio Ôtsuka
    • Detective Kogawa Toshimi
    • (voice)
    Hideyuki Tanaka
    Hideyuki Tanaka
    • Guy
    • (voice)
    Satomi Kôrogi
    Satomi Kôrogi
    • Japanese Doll
    • (voice)
    Daisuke Sakaguchi
    Daisuke Sakaguchi
    • Himuro Kei
    • (voice)
    Mitsuo Iwata
    Mitsuo Iwata
    • Tsumura Yasushi
    • (voice)
    Rikako Aikawa
    • Kakimoto Nobue
    • (voice)
    Shin'ichirô Ôta
    • Reporter
    • (voice)
    Satoshi Kon
    Satoshi Kon
    • Jin-nai
    • (voice)
    Yasutaka Tsutsui
    • Kuga
    • (voice)
    Brian Beacock
    Brian Beacock
    • Hajime Himuro
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Doug Erholtz
    Doug Erholtz
    • Dr. Morio Osanai
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Michael Forest
    Michael Forest
    • Dr. Seijiro Inui
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Shinya Fukumatsu
    • Magician
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Satoshi Kon
    • Writers
      • Yasutaka Tsutsui(novel)
      • Seishi Minakami(screenplay)
      • Satoshi Kon(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When Paprika interviews Konakawa in his filmmaker guise, his mannerisms and appearance resemble that of Akira Kurosawa.
    • Quotes

      Paprika: ...the Internet and dreams are similar. They're areas where the repressed conscious mind escapes.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Beautiful Animated Movies (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Parade
      Composed and Performed by Susumu Hirasawa

    User reviews164

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Sugar and Spice
    I'm still a bit stunned after watching this movie - and that amazingly OTT theme music is running around my head. I'm not much of an Anime fan - I find most of it simply too juvenile. But this is something else entirely - a crazed storyline, like something Phillip K. Dick would have come up with on mescaline...

    I won't attempt much of a summary as its entirely possible I've gotten it all wrong, but it involves a dream detective who may (or may not) be an alter ego of a scientist involved in a machine to read dreams, a detective who may (or may not) have had some involvement a murder he is investigating, a wheelchair bound CEO who..... oh, nevermind, this is pointless! Suffice to say from the very first scene there is a stunning overload of images and overlapping stories, and its difficult to know if even the director had a clear idea of what he was saying. But its never, for one moment boring, and i strongly suspect there are multiple deeper meanings going on here, this is a movie that will stand up to multiple viewings to try to decode all the sub plots and metaphors.

    Even if you are not a fan of anime, if you just like dazzling film making that will stretch your imagination - Paprika is for you (and no, i have no idea why she is called Paprika).
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    • Oct 19, 2007

    FAQ1

    • What is the name of the song played in the US trailer and where can I find it?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • DVD site - Sony Home Entertainment (United States)
      • Official site (United States)
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kẻ Trộm Giấc Mơ
    • Production companies
      • Madhouse
      • Sony Pictures Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ¥300,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $882,267
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $35,593
      • May 27, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $946,590
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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