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Paprika

Paprika

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Paprika

"This is your brain on anime."

2006

1h 30m

7.8(2924 votes)

Animation

Science Fiction

Thriller

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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Production Companies

Madhouse

Sony Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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)

Creative team

Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Written by: Satoshi Kon
Seishi Minakami
Produced by: Masao Takiyama
Jungo Maruta

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