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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- 6 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast
| Megumi Hayashibara | ... |
Paprika / Chiba Atsuko (voice)
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| Tôru Furuya | ... |
Tokita Kohsaku (voice)
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| Kôichi Yamadera | ... |
Osanai Morio (voice)
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Katsunosuke Hori | ... |
Shima Tora-taroh (voice)
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Tôru Emori | ... |
Inui Sei-jiroh (voice)
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| Akio Ôtsuka | ... |
Detective Kogawa Toshimi (voice)
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| Hideyuki Tanaka | ... |
Guy (voice)
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| Satomi Kôrogi | ... |
Japanese Doll (voice)
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| Daisuke Sakaguchi | ... |
Himuro Kei (voice)
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| Mitsuo Iwata | ... |
Tsumura Yasushi (voice)
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Rikako Aikawa | ... |
Kakimoto Nobue (voice)
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Shinichiro Ota | ... |
Reporter (voice)
(as Shin'ichirô Ôta)
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| Satoshi Kon | ... |
Jin-nai (voice)
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Yasutaka Tsutsui | ... |
Kuga (voice)
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| Brian Beacock | ... |
Hajime Himuro / Kuga (voice)
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| Doug Erholtz | ... |
Dr. Morio Osanai (voice)
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| Michael Forest | ... |
Dr. Seijiro Inui (voice)
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Shin'ya Fukumatsu | ... |
Magician (voice)
(as Shinya Fukumatsu)
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Kumiko Izumi | ... |
Announcer (voice)
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Anri Katsu | ... |
Researcher (voice)
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Akiko Kawase | ... |
Waitress (voice)
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| David Lodge | ... |
Dr. Torataro Shima (voice)
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| Yuri Lowenthal | ... |
Dr. Kosaku Tokita (voice)
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Kôzô Mito | ... |
Pierrot (voice)
(as Kozo Mito)
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Eiji Miyashita | ... |
Institute member (voice)
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| Cindy Robinson | ... |
Dr. Atsuko Chiba / Paprika (voice)
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| Paul St. Peter | ... |
Detective Toshimi Konakawa (voice)
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Ezra Weisz | ... |
Konakawa's Old Friend (voice)
(as Ethan Murray)
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Directed by
| Satoshi Kon | ||
Written by
| Yasutaka Tsutsui | ... | (novel) |
| Seishi Minakami | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Satoshi Kon | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Fuminori Hara | ... | assistant producer |
| Jungo Maruta | ... | executive producer |
| Tarô Morishima | ... | associate producer (as Taro Morishima) |
| Yukiko Ninokata | ... | associate producer |
| Jun Ogawa | ... | assistant producer |
| Masao Takiyama | ... | executive producer |
| Satoki Toyoda | ... | production producer |
Music by
| Susumu Hirasawa | ||
Cinematography by
| Michiya Katô | ... | (as Michiya Katou) |
Editing by
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Editorial Department
| Hiroaki Hirabayashi | ... | color timer |
| Wataru Matsumoto | ... | color management |
| Masashi Okoshi | ... | film recording |
| Mathieu Reid | ... | color timer |
| Yûko Shimura | ... | lab coordinator |
| Kenji Takahashi | ... | film recording |
| Tetsuya Yamai | ... | color management |
Art Direction by
| Nobutaka Ike | ||
Production Management
| Kentarô Hashimoto | ... | production manager |
Art Department
| Satoshi Hashimoto | ... | color designer |
| Kazuki Higashiji | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Kunio Andô | ... | sound mixer (as Kunio Ando) |
| Mariko Chikada | ... | dts encoding |
| Masanori Chinzei | ... | sound engineer |
| Hideyuki Hachisuga | ... | recording assistant: Aoi Studio |
| Tsutomu Kawahigashi | ... | dolby film consultant: Continental Far East |
| Shizuo Kurahashi | ... | sound effects editor: Sound Box |
| Hiroiku Maru | ... | sound producer: Techno Sound |
| Masafumi Mima | ... | sound director |
| Mikio Mori | ... | dolby film consultant: Continental Far East |
| Tomoko Nakajima | ... | sound producer: Techno Sound |
| Akira Rizawa | ... | optical recordist: Aoi Studio (as Akira Toshizawa) |
| Yûji Tagami | ... | recording assistant: Aoi Studio (as Yuji Tagami) |
| Fujio Yamada | ... | recording: Tricycle Studio |
| Omoi Yonehara | ... | sound effects assistant: Sound Box |
Special Effects by
| Ayumi Arahata | ... | special effects |
| Keiko Itogawa | ... | special effects |
| Kumiko Taniguchi | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Michiya Katô | ... | cg director (as Michiya Katou) |
| Tomohisa Shitara | ... | vfx artist |
Animation Department
| Miyuki Abe | ... | inbetween checker |
| Takahiko Abiru | ... | inbetween checker |
| Sonoo Akagi | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô |
| Yûsuke Akimoto | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Eun Hee An | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Masashi Andô | ... | animation director (as Masashi Ando) / character designer (as Masashi Ando) |
| Dong-wook Baek | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Eun-Soon Byun | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Yuri Chikawa | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Bo-Ra Choi | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Jin Hae Choi | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Ki-Jeong Choi | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Su-Ra Choi | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Hisashi Eguchi | ... | key animator |
| Ko Eun-Kyeong | ... | background artist: DR Movie |
| Ikumi Fukumoto | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Jin Ju Go | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| In Hoi Gu | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Hideki Hamasu | ... | key animator (as Hideki Hamazu) |
| Shinji Hashimoto | ... | key animator |
| Fumie Hayashi | ... | cel checker |
| Young Jin Heo | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Young Mi Heo | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie (as Heo Young Mi) |
| Yukari Hirano | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Chang Hee Hong | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Mi Yeong Hong | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Seung Hee Hong | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Akira Honma | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Kaichi Honma | ... | key animator |
| Yoshinori Horikawa | ... | cel checker |
| Sun Ha Hwang | ... | inbetween checker |
| Yûya Igarashi | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle (as Yuuya Igarashi) |
| Hisashi Ikeda | ... | background artist |
| Junko Ina | ... | background artist |
| Kaoru Inoda | ... | background artist |
| Ei Inoue | ... | assistant animation director / key animator |
| Toshiyuki Inoue | ... | assistant animation director / key animator |
| Yoshimi Itazu | ... | key animator |
| Maiko Izumi | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Cheol-Ho Jang | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie (as Chel Ho Jang) |
| Yong Jun Jeong | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Youn Hee Jeong | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie (as Yeun Hee Jeong) |
| Chun Min Jung | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Hee Jung Jung | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| You Kyung Jung | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie (as You Kyoung Jung) |
| Young-sun Jung | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Yun-sun Jung | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie (as Yun Soon Jung) |
| Yuriko Kadomoto | ... | cel checker |
| Chikako Kamata | ... | cel checker |
| Kim Kang-in | ... | cel painter: DR Movie (as Kang-in Kim) |
| Takashi Kawaguchi | ... | key animator |
| Kumiko Kawana | ... | key animator |
| Eunsun Kim | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie (as Eun Sun Kim) |
| Hee Jung Kim | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Kyoung-Min Kim | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Min Ju Kim | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Ok-joo Kim | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie (as Ok Ju Kim) |
| Mika Kinoshita | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Maiko Kinouchi | ... | inbetween checker |
| Naruyo Kiriyama | ... | background artist |
| Tomomi Kitani | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Maki Kokubo | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Naoko Komatsu | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Ikuyo Kondô | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Naoto Kondô | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Ken'ichi Konishi | ... | key animator |
| Tetsuya Kumagai | ... | key animator |
| Azumi Kuniyoshi | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô |
| Masato Kuri | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Seiko Kuroda | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Masayuki Kuwahara | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Choi-hee Kyoung | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Yoshiaki Kyôgoku | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Naoko Kôda | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Hyun-Woo Lee | ... | cel painter: DR Movie (as Hyun Woo Lee) |
| Jin-hong Lee | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Kun-hae Lee | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Mi Ok Lee | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Sun Kyeong Lee | ... | background artist: DR Movie |
| Woo-kyun Lee | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie (as Woo Kyou Lee) |
| Young-Ae Lee | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Takashi Mamezuka | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Yuki Masuda | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Naoko Masui | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Kei Matsumoto | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô |
| Masaki Matsumura | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Michio Mihara | ... | assistant animation director / key animator |
| Hong Yi Min | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Aki Minai | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Osamu Miwa | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô |
| Nami Miyanogawa | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô |
| Yasunori Miyazawa | ... | key animator |
| Youko Motoya | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô |
| Mitsunori Murata | ... | key animator |
| Mi Ae Na | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Sayaka Nakagawa | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Miyuki Nakayama | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Haruyo Nebu | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Yasuyo Niimura | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Masako Okada | ... | background artist |
| Hiroyuki Okiura | ... | key animator |
| Tetsu Onitsuka | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Harue Ono | ... | cel checker |
| Jun Ono | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Hyeon Ju Park | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie (as Hyun Ju Park) |
| Kyung-suk Park | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Sun Young Park | ... | background artist: DR Movie |
| Eun Me Pyun | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Haruka Saijô | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle (as Haruka Saijou) |
| Kotoe Saitô | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G (as Kotoe Saitou) |
| Reiko Sakai | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Kayo Sakazume | ... | inbetween checker |
| Ryôko Sekiya | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse (as Ryouko Sekiya) |
| Song-hee Seo | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Ken'ichi Shima | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse (as Kenichi Shima) |
| Hisako Shimozuma | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Hye Mi Shin | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Yasumitsu Suetake | ... | layout artist |
| Akiko Sugata | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Nagisa Sunagawa | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Tae-yong Sung | ... | background artist: DR Movie |
| Michiyo Suzuki | ... | key animator |
| Yôko Suzuki | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle (as Yoko Suzuki) |
| Fumiko Tanaka | ... | cel painter: Studio Elle |
| Akiko Taniguchi | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Yuuko Tateiwa | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Norimoto Tokura | ... | key animator |
| Megumi Tonegawa | ... | inbetween checker |
| Masako Torikata | ... | cel checker |
| Shin'ichi Uehara | ... | background artist (as Shinichi Uehara) |
| Miki Wasada | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Keiko Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Sakiko Watanabe | ... | inbetween checker |
| Yûko Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist: Dôga Kôbô (as Yuko Watanabe) |
| Sun Yeon Yang | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
| Jeong Ah Yim | ... | cel painter: DR Movie |
| Mariko Yoshida | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Minami Yoshida | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Yuri Yoshimura | ... | inbetween artist: Madhouse |
| Ayako Ônuma | ... | inbetween artist: Production I.G |
| Akiko Ôshima | ... | inbetween checker (as Akiko Ohshima) |
Additional Crew
| Masao Maruyama | ... | development |
| Ezra Weisz | ... | voice director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Classics (2006) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Rézo Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Japan)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (United States)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2007) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2007) (Argentina)
- LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Spain) (DVD) (DVD & Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) (2007) (United States) (subtitled)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2011) (Finland) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2016) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2024) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2024) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2021) (Australia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aoi Studio (recording studio)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- Production I.G. (in-between animation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
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| Taglines | This is your brain on anime. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | JPY300,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Japan | JPY6,789,700, 27 Nov 2007 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | When Paprika interviews Konakawa in his filmmaker guise, his mannerisms and appearance resemble that of Akira Kurosawa. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 10 Beautiful Animated Movies (2014). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Parade See more » |
| Quotes |
Paprika:
...the Internet and dreams are similar. They're areas where the repressed conscious mind escapes. See more » |