Paprika (2007)
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- Synopsis
- 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 Tsutsui....
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- Starring
- Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Ohtsuka
- Director(s)
- Satoshi Kon
- Distributor(s)
- Sony Classics
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min.
Critic Reviews
Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites
Fantasy leaks into reality.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | John AndersonAdd Critic to Favorites
Kon's best work yet.Read the full review
The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites
A gorgeous riot of future-shock ideas and brightly animated imagery, the doors of perception never close.Read the full review
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