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When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. |
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams, the DC mini, is stolen, all hell breaks loose. People start acting crazy, going into the streets. |
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Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika. |
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Only a young female therapist can stop it : Paprika, the alter-ego of Dr Chiba Atsuko, one of the inventors of the device. She is assisted by Detective Kogawa Toshimi, also victim of a recurrent dream. |
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Then Dream and reality blend, to a point where you start asking yourself questions, à la [[Perfect Blue]]. |
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| Directed by | Satoshi Kon |
| Written by | Seishi Minakami Satoshi Kon |
| Produced by | Masao Takiyama Jungo Maruta |
| Starring | Megumi Hayashibara Akio Ohtsuka Koichi Yamadera Tohru Furuya Toru Emori |
| Edited by | Takeshi Seyama |
| Music by | Susumu Hirasawa |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment |
Release dates |  Sept. 2, 2006  Nov. 25, 2006 (wide) Dec. 6, 2006 May 25, 2007 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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- This article is for the 2006 film Paprika. For the 1991 film Paprika, see Paprika (1991 film)
Paprika (パプリカ, Papurika) is a Japanese animated science fiction film, based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel Paprika, about a female detective who investigates criminal cases by entering the dreams of her subjects.[1] The film was directed by Satoshi Kon, animated by Madhouse Studios and produced and distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The music was composed by Susumu Hirasawa[1], who also composed the soundtrack for Kon's award-winning film, Millenium Actress, and equally lauded television series, Paranoia Agent.
Its world premiere took place at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2006.[2][3] It also competed at the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival from October 21—29, 2006 as the opening screening for the 2006 TIFF Animation CG Festival.[4]. It was also a part of the 44th New York Film Festival, playing on October 7, 2006. It is tentatively scheduled for theatrical releases on November 25 2006 in Japan and May 25 2007 in the United States.[5]
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When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams, the DC mini, is stolen, all hell breaks loose. People start acting crazy, going into the streets.
Only a young female therapist can stop it : Paprika, the alter-ego of Dr Chiba Atsuko, one of the inventors of the device. She is assisted by Detective Kogawa Toshimi, also victim of a recurrent dream. Then Dream and reality blend, to a point where you start asking yourself questions, à la Perfect Blue. Template:Endspoiler
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External links
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- Paprika ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Paprika Trailer at YouTube
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- ^ a b logboy (2005-12-05). "Paprika by Satoshi Kon. New Project for Paranoia Agent Director". Twitch. Twitch. Retrieved 2006-08-17.
- ^ "Venezia 63 - In Competition..." ...Biennale Cinema... 63rd Venice Film Festival... la Biennale di Venezia. p. 2. Retrieved 2006-08-17.
- ^ Eric J. Lyman (2006-07-28). "Five U.S. films in Venice fest competition". The Hollywood Reporter. VNU eMedia, Inc. Retrieved 2006-08-17.
- ^ "amimecs TIFF 2006 TIFF Animation CG Festival (provisional title)". 19th Tokyo Internation Film Festival Press Conference. Tokyo Internation Film Festival. 2006-07-31. Retrieved 2006-08-17.
- ^ Todd Brown (2006-07-31). "Release Update For Satoshi Kon's Paprika". Twitch. Twitch. Retrieved 2006-08-17.