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Paprika

Original title: パプリカ

This is your brain on anime.

  • Movie
  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 30m

Directed by Satoshi Kon

7.8

TMDB audience rating
7.8 out of 10 from 3,054 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Megumi Hayashibara

    Megumi HayashibaraPaprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice)

  • Tohru Emori

    Tohru EmoriSeijiro Inui (voice)

  • Katsunosuke Hori

    Katsunosuke HoriTorataro Shima (voice)

  • Toru Furuya

    Toru FuruyaKosaku Tokita (voice)

  • Akio Otsuka

    Akio OtsukaToshimi Konakawa (voice)

  • Koichi Yamadera

    Koichi YamaderaMorio Osanai (voice)

  • Hideyuki Tanaka

    Hideyuki TanakaGuy (voice)

  • Satoshi Kon

    Satoshi KonJinnai (voice)

  • Yasutaka Tsutsui

    Yasutaka TsutsuiKuga (voice)

  • Satomi Korogi

    Satomi KorogiJapanese Doll (voice)

  • Rikako Aikawa

    Rikako AikawaNobue Kakimoto (voice)

  • Shinya Fukumatsu

    Shinya Fukumatsu(voice)

  • Kumiko Izumi(voice)

  • Eiji Miyashita

    Eiji Miyashita(voice)

  • Mitsuo Iwata

    Mitsuo IwataYasushi Tsumura (voice)

  • Shinichiro Ota

    Shinichiro Ota(voice)

  • Akiko Kawase

    Akiko Kawase(voice)

  • Anri Katsu

    Anri Katsu(voice)

Director
Satoshi Kon
Writer
Satoshi Kon, Yasutaka Tsutsui and Seishi Minakami
Music
Susumu Hirasawa
Cinematography
Michiya Kato