Paprika

Name: Paprika
Released: 2006-11-20
Cast: Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Furuya, Koichi Yamadera, Katsunosuke Hori

Paprika

R
1h 31m
2006

85%

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Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination -where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject's dream. After being stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device - before it falls into the hands of a "dream terrorist" in this gripping anime thriller from acclaimed director Satoshi Kon.

Director:

Satoshi Kon

Producer:

Satoki Toyoda

Writer:

Satoshi Kon, Seishi Minakami

Cast:

Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Furuya, Koichi Yamadera, Katsunosuke Hori

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

85%

Critics Consensus: Following its own brand of logic, Paprika is an eye-opening mind trip that is difficult to follow but never fails to dazzle.

Reviews

Maximum Hype (YouTube)

Nicholas Oon

Drawing from ideas ofthe human psyche as well as the art of filmmaking,Paprika is brimming with creativity, from a writer and director whose understanding of animation was unparalleled.

Satoshi Kon's final film is not only one of his finest, but one of the most exhilarating and memorable pieces of Japanese animation ever produced.

This is what animation is meant to be.

Though Kon sometimes hits on startling visions ripped straight from your head last night, he's ultimately more interested in film theory than the Freudian sort, evoking dreams in a way that's most faithful to dream sequences.

Its Inception-inspiring premise of a young woman who can expertly dive into other people's dreams fully exploits the fluid, plastic capacities of animation to realise an ever-shifting, unstable world ruled by arbitrariness and id

March 17, 2018

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