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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 67.6 / 100
2006·Animation / Drama / Fantasy·1h 30m

PAPRIKA

“This is your brain on anime.”

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.

Above the Line
Satoshi Kon·DirectorSatoshi Kon·ScreenplaySeishi Minakami·ScreenplayMichiya Kato·Director of PhotographySusumu Hirasawa·Original Music ComposerTakeshi Seyama·Editor
Cast
Megumi Hayashibara·Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice)Tohru Emori·Seijiro Inui (voice)Katsunosuke Hori·Torataro Shima (voice)Toru Furuya·Kosaku Tokita (voice)Akio Otsuka·Toshimi Konakawa (voice)Koichi Yamadera·Morio Osanai (voice)Hideyuki Tanaka·Guy (voice)Satoshi Kon·Jinnai (voice)Yasutaka Tsutsui·Kuga (voice)Satomi Korogi·Japanese Doll (voice)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Satoshi Kon·Director
Writing· 3
Satoshi Kon·ScreenplaySeishi Minakami·ScreenplayYasutaka Tsutsui·Novel
Camera· 1
Michiya Kato·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Takeshi Seyama·EditorYumi Jinguji·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Susumu Hirasawa·Original Music ComposerMasafumi Mima·Sound Director
Art & Design· 1
Nobutaka Ike·Art Direction
Production· 3
Masao Takiyama·ProducerJungo Maruta·ProducerJungo Maruta·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 17
Michiya Kato·CGI DirectorMasashi Ando·Animation DirectorKaichi Honma·Key AnimationKeiko Itogawa·Special EffectsKenichi Konishi·Key AnimationToshiyuki Inoue·Key AnimationMichio Mihara·Key AnimationMasashi Ando·Character DesignerMichiyo Suzuki·Key AnimationEi Inoue·Key AnimationYoshimi Itazu·Key AnimationHisashi Eguchi·Key AnimationYasunori Miyazawa·Key AnimationNorimoto Tokura·Key AnimationShinji Hashimoto·Key AnimationKumiko Kawana·Key AnimationTakashi Kawaguchi·Key Animation
By the Numbers
67.6
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$947K
ROI -64%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Paprika's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Playful, Cheerful, Vibrant
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features three red, cat-like cartoon characters with large eyes against a bright blue sky and a yellow-orange ground. The top character peeks over a ”

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Key Elements
Red Cat Like CharactersYellow Oval SignBlue BicycleBasketballPurple HeadbandWhite Jersey With '1'
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Fantasy
Design Score
8/10
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