Paprika (2006 film)

Paprika
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySatoshi Kon
Screenplay by
  • Seishi Minakami
  • Satoshi Kon
Based onPaprika
by Yasutaka Tsutsui
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMichiya Katou
Edited byTakeshi Seyama
Music bySusumu Hirasawa
Production
company
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment Japan
Release dates
  • 2 September 2006 (2006-09-02) (Venice)
  • 25 November 2006 (2006-11-25) (Japan)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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.[2] The film is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui.[3][4] It is Kon's fourth and final feature film before his death in 2010.[5][6] The script was co-written by Kon and Seishi Minakami, who also wrote for Kon's TV series Paranoia Agent,[7] the character design and animation director was Masashi Ando (known for Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Your Name),[8] the music was composed by Kon's frequent collaborator Susumu Hirasawa,[8] and the art director was Nobutaka Ike, who worked on all of Kon's works.[9] 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.[5][6]

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.

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  2. ^ Burger, Mark (30 August 2018). "'Perfect Blue' shines on the big screen". Yes! Weekly. Archived from the original on 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ "『パプリカ』今敏監督、爆弾発言?「白人に認められればいいって考え気持ちが悪い」". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). 株式会社シネマトゥデイ. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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  6. ^ a b 藤津亮太 (18 December 2020). "「虚構と現実」の狭間で…"没後10年"今敏監督はアニメで何を描き続けていたのか? (5/5)". Bunshun Online (in Japanese). Bungeishunjū. p. 5. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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  8. ^ a b "監督・今敏、原作・筒井康隆による"夢探偵パプリカ"の活躍を描いたサイコ・サスペンス". Famitsu (in Japanese). Kadokawa. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  9. ^ "細田守監督最新作『竜とそばかすの姫』新ビジュアル公開 竜のデザインは秋屋蜻一が担当". Real Sound (in Japanese). blueprint. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  10. ^ "パプリカ PAPRIKA" (in Japanese). Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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