Megumi Hayashibara,
Toru Emori,
Katsunosuke Hori,
Tôru Furuya,
Akio Ôtsuka
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Groundbreaking animator Satoshi Kon (whose credits include Tokyo Godfathers, Millennium Actress, and Perfect Blue) directed this visually spectacular adaptation of a science fiction novel by Yatsutaka... read more
Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Release Date: October 7, 2006
DVD Release Date: November 27, 2007
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March 12, 2012A movie that tackled the subject of dreams and reality before "Inception" made it cool. However, the dream sequences in "Paprika" are more trippy, a lot more trippy. The dreams in the movie burst with creative and unique visuals that make them incredible spectacles to watch. T... read more
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January 27, 2012Hands down the most visually stunning and conceptually ingenious film by animation auteur Satoshi Kon, it stands as Ghost in the Shell, not only as a landmark in what can be expressed in animation but also in sci-fi. Bringing the concepts of dreams into the world of scientific ab... read more
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July 22, 2011Paprika is one of the finest anime films I have ever laid eyes on. Stunning visual design and animation, a pretty good dub, an excellent soundtrack, and an intriguing story about technology vs. the subconscious, Paprika is on perfection's edge. My favorite part is how it truly ma... read more
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March 10, 2011Dreams cross the border into reality when scientists design a device to access the subconscious. This anime was Christopher Nolan's inspiration for INCEPTION, but it's more focused on creating startling dreamlike imagery and mood than plot, a task at which it succeeds magnificen... read more
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September 30, 2009Surreal, very surreal and wonderfully inventive. It kept me entertained throughout with its unpredictability and amazing visuals. This is a great film, even if you?re not into Anime/Manga etc
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August 22, 2009Really expected to like this. Perfect Blue was an absolute masterpiece and Paranoia Agent was fantastic at first. Unfortunately, this entire film is like the end of Paranoia Agent. It seems to say "The mind and dreams are unexplainable and random", fair enough, but that's no reas... read more
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March 13, 2009Interesting, though confusing story. I'm really not the best person to review this as I am really not a fan of this style of movie. It was watchable, though.
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July 6, 2008Visually stunning and thought provoking, though I sometimes felt the charactors (except the detective) were too shallow to be driving such a wild plot. However, if you just sit back and enjoy the visuals and once the concept of overflowing dreams sinks in, it's quite a ride (th... read more
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June 13, 2008Visually inventive and beautifully constructed mind bender which tackles dream states' manipulation with technology. Largely comprehensible for Manga, it's let down by a flat ending.
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March 13, 2008An interesting concept, with some truly interesting visuals.
A sort of 'Wachowski brothers meet Alfred Hitchcock with some very Dali inspired Japanese anime.
Could have been a bit more cohesive story wise, but all in all an enjoyable little journey.
Critic Reviews
August 9, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
July 13, 2007
Richard Nilsen, Arizona Republic
You could sit through the film two or three times to nail down the details of the story, but the film isn't interesting enough to warrant a second look. Full Review
June 22, 2007
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Is it sci-fi? Fantasy? Idiocy? Mostly it's a droning mess -- pretty to look at but confounding to the point where you just don't care any more. Full Review
June 22, 2007
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Especially for fans who understand how movies are put together, Paprika grabs you from the get-go in a series of flowing images and transitions that follow the skewed logic of a dream, jumping from a ... Full Review
June 15, 2007
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
As a showcase of the limitless power of the imagination, Paprika never fails to delight the eye and engage the mind. We are never sure exactly whom we should be cheering for, or even if we're rooting ... Full Review
June 15, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
We're so used to current cautious commercial formulas, it comes as an enjoyable shock to see something like Satoshi Kon's Japanese film, Paprika, which reminds us that with animation, almost anything ... Full Review
June 15, 2007
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
This one jacks you into cyberspace, involving you psychically and physically. Full Review
June 14, 2007
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
The movie bombards us with so many overlapping fantasies, it's hard -- and in many ways, beside the point -- to keep up with the plot. It's best appreciated by assuming something of a dream state ours... Full Review
June 8, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
This is without question a unique and superior achievement. Full Review
June 8, 2007
Paige Wiser, Chicago Sun-Times
My advice? Enter your own dream state, and surrender your brain. Full Review
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