Paprika
A brilliant psychiatrist uses a prototype dream-viewing device to help patients in secret, but when stolen technology blurs the line between dreams and reality, she must stop a dangerous conspiracy before her world collapses.
“This is your brain on anime.”
Synopsis
When a machine that enables therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, chaos ensues. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it and recover the device before further damage occurs.
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Principal cast & crew: 35
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Takeshi SeyamaShot by Michiya KatoScored by Susumu Hirasawa
Box Office
2006 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.4× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$947K
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Paprikade
- Paprikaen
- Paprikafr
- Paprika - Sognando un sognoit
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Cast & Crew
35 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Megumi Hayashibara
as Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice)
Tohru Emori
as Seijiro Inui (voice)
Toru Emori
as Inui Sei-jiroh
Katsunosuke Hori
as Torataro Shima (voice)
Toru Furuya
as Kosaku Tokita (voice)
Akio Otsuka
as Toshimi Konakawa (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
as Osanai Morio
Hideyuki Tanaka
as Guy (voice)
Satoshi Kon
as Jinnai (voice)
Satomi Korogi
as Japanese Doll
Yasutaka Tsutsui
as Kuga (voice)
Daisuke Sakaguchi
as Himuro Kei
Supporting cast
19Mitsuo Iwata
as Tsumura Yasushi
Rikako Aikawa
as Nobue Kakimoto (voice)
Shinya Fukumatsu
as (voice)
Kumiko Izumi
as (voice)
Eiji Miyashita
as (voice)
Shinichiro Ohta
as (voice)
Akiko Kawase
as (voice)
Anri Katsu
as (voice)
Kozo Mito
as (voice)
Keiichiro Endo
as (voice)
Katsunori Kobayashi
as (voice)
Hiroshi Mizuguchi
as (voice)
Yuu Asano
as (voice)
Masayori Hayashi
as (voice)
Masami Takayama
as (voice)
Yoko Yabe
as (voice)
Asami Anami
as (voice)
Miho Homma
as (voice)
Seiko Ueda
as (voice)
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