Paprika Backdrop

Paprika

⭐️ 7.8 | 90 min | Animation , Science Fiction , Thriller | October 1st, 2006

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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Paprika

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Box Office

Budget: $2,600,000
Revenue: $946,590
ROI: -63.6%

Verdict: Flop

Trailer

Crew

Directors

> Satoshi Kon (Director)
> Michiya Kato (CGI Director)
> Masashi Ando (Animation Director)
> Michiya Kato (Director of Photography)
> Masafumi Mima (Sound Director)

Writers

> Satoshi Kon (Screenplay)
> Yasutaka Tsutsui (Novel)
> Seishi Minakami (Screenplay)

Cast

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)
Rikako Aikawa

Rikako Aikawa

Nobue Kakimoto (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu

Shinya Fukumatsu

(voice)

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