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Paprika

“This is your brain on anime.”

20061h 30mAnimation · Science Fiction · Thriller

Released

October 1, 2006

7.8

TMDB Score

78% match · 3,043 votes

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About the Movie

Paprika poster

AnimationScience FictionThriller

Synopsis

Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychologist who uses a device called the DC Mini to enter her patients' dreams, wherein she adopts the alter-ego "Paprika". When the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from merging the dream and waking worlds.

DirectorSatoshi Kon

Released: October 1, 2006
Runtime: 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: Japanese
Budget: $2.6M
Box office: $946.6K
Studios: Madhouse, Sony Pictures

Top Billed Cast

Megumi Hayashibara

Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice)

Tohru Emori

Seijiro Inui (voice)

Katsunosuke Hori

Torataro Shima (voice)

Toru Furuya

Kosaku Tokita (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Toshimi Konakawa (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Morio Osanai (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Guy (voice)

Satoshi Kon

Jinnai (voice)

Yasutaka Tsutsui

Kuga (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Japanese Doll (voice)

Rikako Aikawa

Nobue Kakimoto (voice)

Shinya Fukumatsu

(voice)

KI

Kumiko Izumi

(voice)

Eiji Miyashita

(voice)

Mitsuo Iwata

Yasushi Tsumura (voice)

Shinichiro Ota

(voice)

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