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Directed by | Satoshi Kon |
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Based on | Paprika by Yasutaka Tsutsui |
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Cinematography | Michiya Katou |
Edited by | Takeshi Seyama |
Music by | Susumu Hirasawa |
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Distributed by | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Budget | ¥300 million[1] (2.6 million USD) |
Box office | $944,915 (overseas) |
Paprika (Japanese: パプリカ, Hepburn: Papurika) is a 2006 Japanese adult animated surrealistic science fantasy psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon, who co-wrote the screenplay with Seishi Minakami.[2] It is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui.[3][4] The Japanese voice cast stars Megumi Hayashibara, Tōru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tōru Furuya, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera, and Hideyuki Tanaka. The film follows a battle between a "dream terrorist" who causes nightmares by stealing a device that allows others to share their dreams, and a research psychologist who enters the dream world and changes into a dream detective named Paprika to investigate the cases.[5][6]
Paprika was Kon's fourth and final feature film before his death in 2010.[5][6] His co-writer Seishi Minakami had previously written for Kon's TV series Paranoia Agent (2004),[7] while the film's character design and animation director was Masashi Ando,[8] and the music was composed by Kon's frequent collaborator Susumu Hirasawa.[8] The art director was Nobutaka Ike, who worked on all of Kon's projects.[9] Japanese animation studio Madhouse animated and produced the film.
The film had its worldwide premiere at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion.[10] It was released in Japan on November 25, 2006, and received critical acclaim.