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Paprika

Paprika
★ 7.8/10•2006•1h 30m•R•Animation•Science Fiction•Thriller

This is your brain on anime.

Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychologist who uses a device called the DC Mini to enter her patients' dreams, wherein she adopts the alter-ego "Paprika". When the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from merging the dream and waking worlds.

Satoshi Kon · Director

Satoshi Kon · Screenplay

Seishi Minakami · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageJA
Release DateOct 1, 2006
Budget$2,600,000
Revenue$946,590

Actors

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice)

Tohru Emori

Tohru Emori

Seijiro Inui (voice)

Katsunosuke Hori

Katsunosuke Hori

Torataro Shima (voice)

Toru Furuya

Toru Furuya

Kosaku Tokita (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Toshimi Konakawa (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Morio Osanai (voice)

Hideyuki Tanaka

Hideyuki Tanaka

Guy (voice)

Satoshi Kon

Satoshi Kon

Jinnai (voice)

Yasutaka Tsutsui

Yasutaka Tsutsui

Kuga (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Japanese Doll (voice)

Rikako Aikawa

Rikako Aikawa

Nobue Kakimoto (voice)

Shinya Fukumatsu

Shinya Fukumatsu

(voice)

Kumiko Izumi

(voice)

Eiji Miyashita

Eiji Miyashita

(voice)

Mitsuo Iwata

Mitsuo Iwata

Yasushi Tsumura (voice)

Shinichiro Ota

Shinichiro Ota

(voice)

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