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Paprika (Japanese: パプリカ, Hepburn: Papurika) is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon.[2] The film is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui.[3][4] It is Kon's fourth and final feature film before his death in 2010.[5][6] The script was co-written by Kon and Seishi Minakami, who also wrote for Kon's TV series Paranoia Agent,[7] the character design and animation director was Masashi Ando (known for Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Your Name),[8] the music was composed by Kon's frequent collaborator Susumu Hirasawa,[8] and the art director was Nobutaka Ike, who has worked on all of Kon's works.[9] Japanese animation studio Madhouse animated and produced the film. The Japanese voice cast featured Megumi Hayashibara, Tōru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tōru Furuya, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera, and Hideyuki Tanaka.
The story is about a battle between a dream terrorist who steals a device that allows others to share their dreams and causes nightmares for people, and a research psychologist who enters the dream world and changes into Paprika, a dream detective, to investigate the cases.[5][6]
The film was released in Japan on November 25, 2006, and was later released in North America on May 24, 2007. It was also in competition at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.[10] Critical reception was positive.
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