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Paprika(Movie, 2006)

Original title: "パプリカ" (Japanese/JA)
FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 30min | Genres: Animation, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
PaprikaRating: 3.9/5 (with 939939 votes) 667
Paprika (Japanese: パプリカ, Hepburn: Papurika) is a 2006 Japanese adult surrealistic science fantasy psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon.The film is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui. It is Kon's fourth and final feature film before his death in 2010.The script was co-written by Kon and Seishi Minakami, who also wrote for Kon's TV series Paranoia Agent, the character design and animation director was Masashi Ando (known for Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Your Name), the music was composed by Kon's frequent collaborator Susumu Hirasawa, and the art director was Nobutaka Ike, who worked on all of Kon's works. Japanese animation studio Madhouse and produced the film. The Japanese voice cast featured Megumi Hayashibara, Tōru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tōru Furuya, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera and Hideyuki Tanaka. The story is about a battle between a dream terrorist who steals a device that allows others to share their dreams and causes nightmares for people, and a research psychologist who enters the dream world and changes into Paprika, a dream detective, to investigate the cases. The film had its worldwid... ()
Movie poster of Paprika

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"Paprika" is currently available on 2 providers. Paprika can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Awards & Nominations for Paprika

Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award

About Paprika

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.

Trailer for Paprika + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 1:47)

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Additional Information

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Production country: Japan
Plays in: Japan
Based on the work of: Yasutaka Tsutsui ("Paprika")
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Japanese (JA)
Translated into 27 languages: Arabic (AR), Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 03/28/2007 (World premiere: 10/01/2006)
Director: Satoshi Kon
Producer: Jungo Maruta
Screenwriter: Satoshi Kon, Seishi Minakami
Executive Producer: Masao Takiyama, Jungo Maruta
Film Editor: Takeshi Seyama
Director of Photography: Michiya Katō
Composer: Susumu Hirasawa
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"盜夢偵探"
"红辣椒"
"Papurika"

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Other movies with this title: Paprika (DE, 1932), Paprika (FR, 1933), Paprika (DE, 1959), Paprika (IT, 1991)

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