Paprika
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Satoshi Kon
Megumi Hayashibara
Toru Emori
Katsunosuke Hori
Toru Furuya
Akio Otsuka
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
29 year old Dr. Atsuko Chiba is an attractive but modest Japanese research psychotherapist whose work is on the cutting edge of her field. Her alter-ego is a stunning and fearless 18 year old "dream detective," code named PAPRIKA, who can enter into people's dreams and synchronize with their unconscious to help uncover the source of their anxiety or neurosis. At Atsuko's lab, a powerful new psychotherapy devise known as the "DC-MINI" has been invented by her brilliant colleague, Dr. Tokita, a nerdy overweight genius. Although this state-of-art device could revolutionize the world of psychotherapy, in the wrong hands the potential misuse of the devise could be devastating, allowing the user to completely annihilate the dreamer's personality while they are asleep.
Director
Satoshi Kon
Cast
Megumi Hayashibara
Toru Emori
Katsunosuke Hori
Toru Furuya
Akio Otsuka
Koichi Yamadera
Hideyuki Tanaka
Satomi Koorogi
Crew
Masashi Ando
Masashi Ando
Susumu Hirasawa
Nobutaka Ike
Michiya Kato
Satoshi Kon
Jungo Maruta
Masafumi Mima
Seishi Minakami
Takeshi Seyama
Masao Takiyama
Yasutaka Tsutsui
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States June 1, 2007
Released in United States October 2006
Released in United States on Video November 27, 2007
Released in United States Summer May 25, 2007
Shown at New York Film Festival September 29-October 15, 2006.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Special Program) October 12-20, 2006.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 26-May 10, 2007.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 30-September 9, 2006.
Based on the novel "Paprika" written by Yasutaka Tsutsui.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 29-October 15, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 30-September 9, 2006.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (World Cinema) April 26-May 10, 2007.)
Released in United States Summer May 25, 2007 (NY, LA)
Released in United States June 1, 2007 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Special Program) October 12-20, 2006.)
Released in United States on Video November 27, 2007
