Paprika (2007) Synopsis & Summary

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. Atsuko is a psychiatrist who uses advanced technology to study the human mind. Atsuko has developed a machine that will allow her to enter the dreams of her patients and study their psyches from the inside. Atsuko also does double duty as Paprika, a high-tech detective who uses this new innovation to find out the truth about what the people she's trailing really think. However, Atsuko falls victim to a thief who steals the one-of-a-kind machine, and Paprika sets out to find it as a wave of psychological instability tears through the city. Paprika received its world premiere at the 2006 Venice Film Festival. - Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Ohtsuka
Theatrical Release Date:
05/25/2007
DVD Release Date:
11/27/2007
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for some violent and sexual images.
Run Time:
90 min.
Distributor(s):
Sony Classics
Production Co.:
Madhouse, Paprika Film Partners, Sony Pictures Classics, Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan
Director(s):
Satoshi Kon
Genre(s):
Animation, Crime and Mystery, Horror
Themes:
Doctors and Patients
Tone:
Dreamlike, Fanciful, Hallucinatory, Stylized
Keywords:
detective, dream, psychiatrist, psychotherapy, subconscious
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (05-25-2007)
Language:
Japanese
Status:
DVD

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