Back to browse
78% Critic Match
Paprika
“This is your brain on anime.”
7.8 / 10• 2006• 1h 30m•R• Japanese
AnimationScience FictionThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Megumi Hayashibara
Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice)
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Satoshi Kon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Paprika is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
