Paprika
“This is your brain on anime.”
2006•R•1h 30m•7.8•Released
AnimationScience FictionThriller
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.
Director
Satoshi Kon
Writer
Satoshi Kon, Seishi Minakami
Budget
$3M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
English, Japanese
Studio
Madhouse
Cast
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)
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Kuga (voice)
Satomi Korogi
Japanese Doll (voice)
Rikako Aikawa
Nobue Kakimoto (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
(voice)
Kumiko Izumi
(voice)
Eiji Miyashita
(voice)
Mitsuo Iwata
Yasushi Tsumura (voice)
Production
Company
Madhouse
Company
Sony Pictures
Producer
Jungo Maruta
Producer
Masao Takiyama
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