Paprika (2006)

Director:

Satoshi Kon

Writers:

Yasutaka Tsutsui (novel)
Seishi Minakami (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 November 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Duality | Surgical Theater | Samurai | Asperger's Syndrome

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

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)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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)

Directed by
Satoshi Kon

Writing credits
Yasutaka Tsutsui		(novel)
Seishi Minakami		(screenplay) &
Satoshi Kon		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jungo Maruta	....	executive producer
Masao Takiyama	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Susumu Hirasawa

Cinematography by
Michiya Katou

Film Editing by
Takeshi Seyama

Art Direction by
Nobutaka Ike

Art Department
Satoshi Hashimoto	....	color designer

Sound Department
Masafumi Mima	....	sound director

Animation Department
Masashi Ando	....	animation director
Masashi Ando	....	character designer
Hisashi Eguchi	....	animator
Hideki Hamazu	....	animator
Shinji Hashimoto	....	animator
Kaichi Honma	....	animator
Ei Inoue	....	animator
Ei Inoue	....	assistant animation director
Toshiyuki Inoue	....	animator
Toshiyuki Inoue	....	assistant animation director
Yoshimi Itazu	....	animator
Takashi Kawaguchi	....	animator
Kumiko Kawana	....	animator
Ken'ichi Konishi	....	animator
Tetsuya Kumagai	....	animator
Michio Mihara	....	animator
Michio Mihara	....	assistant animation director
Yasunori Miyazawa	....	animator
Mitsunori Murata	....	animator
Hiroyuki Okiura	....	animator
Yasumitsu Suetake	....	layout artist
Michiyo Suzuki	....	animator
Norimoto Tokura	....	animator

Editorial Department
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer

Other crew
Masao Maruyama	....	development

Production Companies

• Madhouse
• Paprika Film Partners
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan)

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2007) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2006) (USA) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Milan Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Paprika (International: English title)
Papurika (Japan) (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent and sexual images.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

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

Company:

Madhouse

Trivia:

When Paprika interviews Kogawa in his filmmaker guise, his mannerisms and appearance resemble that of Akira Kurosawa.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Soundtrack:

Mediational Field

My new love

I saw Paprika on the Fantastic film Festival of Amsterdam and i was amazed. Being a movie buff since the age of 14 and running to 30. Once in a while i get blown away by a new production. Always been a fan of manga this production from anime master Satoshi Kon is his latest entry is the magic world of drawing. Taking all the space and freedom this genre offers you will be sucked in to a world of fantasy en wonders. Kinda like when you first saw Charlie and the chocolate factory as a kid. The characters are totally lovable en the drawings are of the most beautiful i have ever seen in theater. The story is complex so, if you want to know what all the fuzz is about read another review en check the film.

it's my new love: Paprika 9 a.o.10