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Paprika

2006 · 90 min

A kaleidoscopic, disorienting plunge where dreams and reality bleed together, demanding close attention and rewarding it with dazzling, unsettling imagery.

Tagline: This is your brain on anime.
Overview: 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.

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
madness
technology
memory
Places: big city
workplace
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	5
Humour	5
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	9
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, science fiction, thriller
Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Written by: Seishi Minakami, Satoshi Kon
Starring: Megumi Hayashibara, Tohru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Hideyuki Tanaka, Satoshi Kon
Music: Susumu Hirasawa
Cinematography: Michiya Kato
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese

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