Paprika
Directed by Satoshi Kon7.787%88%7.8
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.
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- Corey BurkesJuly 27, 2025Anyone who tells me that inception wasn’t inspired/lifted/semi-copied by this film is an idiot. Nothing wrong with that, but stop giving Nolan originality credit. His creativity sourcing is a little more blatant on this one.
- RichardOctober 26, 2025Watched it and felt like I accidentally swallowed a dream and woke up inside a kaleidoscope. Directed by Satoshi Kon, Paprika is a mind-bending sci-fi trip where therapists use a device called the DC Mini to enter patients’ dreams. When the tech is stolen, reality and fantasy begin to blur and only the enigmatic dream therapist Paprika can restore order. Or at least try. Visually, it’s stunning. The animation is fluid, chaotic, and hypnotic with parade sequences that feel like your subconscious threw a party and forgot to invite logic. The voice cast (Megumi Hayashibara, Tohru Emori, Akio Otsuka) delivers with emotional depth, even as the plot spirals into metaphysical mayhem. It’s not easy to follow and that’s the point. The film wants you disoriented, curious and slightly overwhelmed. Think Inception, but weirder, bolder and unapologetically anime. In fact, Inception owes this film more than a few nods, whether Nolan admits it or not. Watched it again and each viewing reveals something new , a detail, a theme, a feeling. It’s chaotic, philosophical and beautifully animated. Not for everyone, but if you like your sci-fi with a dose of dream logic and visual poetry, Paprika delivers.
- Admin__August 16, 2025Like inception but less convoluted
- NonPlayableContentJune 14, 2025Your first time you'll never truly know how weird this movie is but every following watch you can just relax and watch to find new things. I think genuinely the feeling they wanted you feeling was like you took acid and X but a little too much of both.
- cultfilmlikerMarch 17, 2025Impeccably animated. Incredible visuals that went on to inspire some all time movie-moments. (Inception owes this film literally everything) Meta, philosophical, chaotic. Some real nerd shit tho. But I respect it! It’s technically very good! (read: it’s just too heady for me) If you thought Akira was too linear, try this!
- SpanktacularMarch 15, 2025Like a less grotesque and less comprehensible Akira.
Paprika Trivia
Paprika was released on November 25, 2006.
Paprika was directed by Satoshi Kon.
Paprika has a runtime of 90 min.
Paprika was produced by Masao Takiyama, Jungo Maruta.
The key characters in Paprika are Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice) (Megumi Hayashibara), Seijiro Inui (voice) (Tohru Emori), Torataro Shima (voice) (Katsunosuke Hori).
Paprika is rated R.
Paprika is a Sci-Fi, Animation, Drama film.
Paprika has an audience rating of 8.8 out of 10.