Paprika (2006 film)

For other films named Paprika, see Paprika (disambiguation).

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, who co-wrote the screenplay with Seishi Minakami.[2] It is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui.[3][4] The Japanese voice cast stars Megumi Hayashibara, Tōru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tōru Furuya, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera, and Hideyuki Tanaka. The film follows a battle between a "dream terrorist" who causes nightmares by stealing a device that allows others to share their dreams, and a research psychologist who enters the dream world and changes into a dream detective named Paprika to investigate the cases.[5][6]

Paprika was Kon's fourth and final feature film before his death in 2010.[5][6] His co-writer Seishi Minakami had previously written for Kon's TV series Paranoia Agent (2004),[7] while the film's character design and animation director was Masashi Ando,[8] and the music was composed by Kon's frequent collaborator Susumu Hirasawa.[8] The art director was Nobutaka Ike, who worked on all of Kon's projects.[9] Japanese animation studio Madhouse animated and produced the film.

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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  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.
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