Paprika

Name: Paprika
Director: Satoshi Kon
Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2006

Satoshi Kon • 90 min • 2006

AnimationScience FictionThriller

“This is your brain on anime.”

Megumi Hayashibara, Tohru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera

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Synopsis

Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychologist who uses a device called the DC Mini to enter her patients' dreams, wherein she adopts the alter-ego "Paprika". When the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from merging the dream and waking worlds.