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Paprika
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Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Director: Satoshi Kon - Japanese anime director: PERFECT BLUE/PARANOIA AGENT
Theatrical Release: 2007
Rated: R (MPAA)
Length: 90 mins
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Language: Japanese
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With PAPRIKA, Satoshi Kon (TOKYO GODFATHERS, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS) unleashes another eye-popping anime adventure. The visually striking thriller is set in the not-too-distant future, where doctors are developing a groundbreaking new psychotherapy treatment called PT. This coincides with the invention of a device called the "DC Mini," which enables researchers to enter the dreams of a subject and explore matters of the unconscious mind. But one day, a "DC Mini" prototype goes missing, and the doctors are thrown into a world of confusion. They realize how dangerous a turn of events this could be, and to ensure that things don't spiral out of control, they embark on a mad quest to track down the missing prototype. The pretty but timid Dr. Atsuko Chiba teams up with the food-loving Dr. Tokita to find his assistant, Himuro, who has disappeared. Unfortunately, it is at this time that Atsuko's boss, Torataro Shima, tries to commit suicide. Dr. Tokita calls in an old friend, Detective Konakawa, to help the team find an answer to the rapidly devolving problem. As the characters use their dreamworld alter egos to enter the dreams of troubled patients, the line between reality and unreality begins to blur, until no one knows for sure what is real and what isn't. An adaptation of a story by the acclaimed Japanese writer Yasutaka Tsutsui, PAPRIKA tells a tough-to-decipher, but spellbinding, tale. Kon's thought-provoking film features an absurdly catchy J-pop score and an unforgettable visual landscape.
Synopsis
With PAPRIKA, Satoshi Kon (TOKYO GODFATHERS, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS) unleashes another eye-popping anime adventure. The visually striking thriller is set in the not-too-distant future, where doctors are developing a groundbreaking new psychotherapy treatment called PT. This coincides with the invention of a device called the "DC Mini," which enables researchers to enter the dreams of a subject and explore matters of the unconscious mind. But one day, a "DC Mini" prototype goes missing, and the doctors are thrown into a world of confusion. They realize how dangerous a turn of events this could be, and to ensure that things don't spiral out of control, they embark on a mad quest to track down the missing prototype. The pretty but timid Dr. Atsuko Chiba teams up with the food-loving Dr. Tokita to find his assistant, Himuro, who has disappeared. Unfortunately, it is at this time that Atsuko's boss, Torataro Shima, tries to commit suicide. Dr. Tokita calls in an old friend, Detective Konakawa, to help the team find an answer to the rapidly devolving problem. As the characters use their dreamworld alter egos to enter the dreams of troubled patients, the line between reality and unreality begins to blur, until no one knows for sure what is real and what isn't. An adaptation of a story by the acclaimed Japanese writer Yasutaka Tsutsui, PAPRIKA tells a tough-to-decipher, but spellbinding, tale. Kon's thought-provoking film features an absurdly catchy J-pop score and an unforgettable visual landscape.
Details
| Language Usage | Subtitled | |
| Release Language | English | |
| Color | Color | |
| Area | ||
| HiFi Sound | N | |
| Surround Sound | N | |
| Digital Sound | N | |
| Stereo Sound | N | |
| CXEncoding | N | |
| AC3Sound | N | |
| THXSound | N | |
| DTSStereo | N | |
| Unedited Version | N | |
| Collector's Edition | N | |
| Director's Cut | N | |
| Closed Captioned | N | |
| Letterboxed | N | |
| Extra Info | ||
| Rating Reason | Rated R for Violence. | |
| Parental Advisory |
cast & Crew
Satoshi Kon - Japanese anime director: PERFECT BLUE/PARANOIA AGENT
Megumi Hayashibara -
Toru Furuya - Japanese Voice Actor, SAINT SEIYA
Satoshi Kon - Japanese anime director: PERFECT BLUE/PARANOIA AGENT
Susumu Hirasawa - Composer, MILLENIUM ACTRESS (2003)
Seishi Minakami - Screenwriter
Yasutaka Tsutsui - Writer
Michiya Kato - Cinematographer




