Paprika (2006)
Paprika (2006)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
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) / Director / Screenplay
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Kuga (voice) / Novel
Satomi Korogi
Japanese Doll (voice)
Rikako Aikawa
Nobue Kakimoto (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
(voice)
Kumiko Izumi
(voice)
Eiji Miyashita
(voice)
Mitsuo Iwata
Yasushi Tsumura (voice)
Shinichiro Ohta
(voice)
Akiko Kawase
(voice)
Anri Katsu
(voice)
Kozo Mito
(voice)
Keiichiro Endo
(voice)
Katsunori Kobayashi
(voice)
Hiroshi Mizuguchi
(voice)
Yuu Asano
(voice)
Masayori Hayashi
(voice)
Masami Takayama
(voice)
Yoko Yabe
(voice)
Asami Anami
(voice)
Miho Homma
(voice)
Seiko Ueda
(voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
Kei Himuro (voice) (uncredited)
Masashi Ando
Animation Director / Character Designer
Nobutaka Ike
Art Direction
Michiya Kato
Director of Photography / CGI Director
Masafumi Mima
Sound Director
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Satoshi Hashimoto
Color Designer
Susumu Hirasawa
Original Music Composer
Kaichi Honma
Key Animation
Keiko Itogawa
Special Effects
Masao Takiyama
Producer
Jungo Maruta
Producer / Executive Producer
Kenichi Konishi
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Michio Mihara
Key Animation
Michiyo Suzuki
Key Animation
Ei Inoue
Key Animation
Yoshimi Itazu
Key Animation
Hisashi Eguchi
Key Animation
Seishi Minakami
Screenplay
Yasunori Miyazawa
Key Animation
Norimoto Tokura
Key Animation
Shinji Hashimoto
Key Animation
Kumiko Kawana
Key Animation
Takashi Kawaguchi
Key Animation
Mitsunori Murata
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Okiura
Key Animation
Tetsuya Kumagai
Key Animation
Kaoru Inoda
Background Designer
Junko Ina
Background Designer
Shinichi Uehara
Background Designer
Masako Okada
Background Designer
Naruyo Kiriyama
Background Designer
Hisashi Ikeda
Background Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 21, 2006
Original Nameパプリカ
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Box Office$946,590
Genres
Wiki.
Paprika (Japanese: パプリカ, Hepburn: Papurika) is a 2006 Japanese adult animated science fiction 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 animated 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 worldwide premiere at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion. It was released in Japan on November 25, 2006, and received critical acclaim.