Paprika (anime)

In the near future, Dr. Tokita invented a new tool for treating mental disorders - “DS Mini” ( DC Mini ) (presumably DC stands for “ Dream Catcher ”), which allows you to invade someone else’s dreams or just watch them .

The head of the team working on the device, Dr. Atsuko Chiba begins to use the device without permission to help patients outside the research program, using his " alter ego " - "Paprika" - an eighteen-year-old girl who lives in a dream world. Paprika is the so-called "girl from dreams." She has red hair, a pretty face, and a childish manner of behavior. She is the more “playful” side of Chiba’s personality. In addition, Paprika knows more about dreams than other "sleep researchers."

Once an unknown person stole from the laboratory three prototypes of “DC Mini”, which are in the final stages of development. Soon the dream of a completely crazy person was introduced to several people, as a result of which they began to go crazy. Dr. Chiba and her colleagues are trying on their own to return these devices.

Paprika enters the suspect’s dream (Himuro, Tokita’s assistant), but it turns out that he is also a victim. His mind is destroyed.

Scientists will learn that their boss is the person who stole DS Mini. A detective (one of Paprika’s clients) saves her from terrorists. Then all the dreams merge and mix with reality, but Paprika saves the situation.

" Radioclub.jp " - a site that the hero-policeman visits, exists.

The first demonstration of the film took place on September 2, 2006 at the traditional film festival in Venice ^[2] .

Dr. Atsuko Chiba ( 千 葉敦子 博士 Chiba Atsuko-hakase ) is an attractive female psychiatrist who uses DC Mini to penetrate patients' dreams under the guise of her alter ego, in love with Tokita.

Seiyu : Megumi Hayashibara

Dr. Kosaku Tokita ( 時 田 浩 作 博士 Tokita Koːsaku-hakase ) is an infantile but brilliant scientist who is obese, the inventor of DC-Mini, in love with Atsuko Chibu.

Seiyu : Toru Furuya

Dr. Seijiro Inui ( 乾 精 次郎 博士 Inui Seijiroː-hakase ) is the head of the Institute of Psychiatric Research, who is confined to a wheelchair. Used DC-Mini for their own wicked purposes.

Seiyu : Toru Emory

Dr. Torataro Shima ( 島 寅 太郎 博士 Shima Torataro-hakase ) is a good-natured director of the Institute for Psychiatric Research, a school friend of Detective Konakawa. It has a very small stature.

Seiyu : Katsunosuke Hori

Detective Toshimi Konakawa ( 粉 川利 美 探 偵 Konakawa Toshimi-tantei ) is a patient of Dr. Chiba (Paprika), suffering from a neurosis from an obsessive nightmare associated with an unsolved case, a school friend of Shima. Feels sympathy for Paprika.

Seiyu : Akio Otsuka

Dr. Morio Osanai ( Jap. 小山 内 守 雄 Osanai Morio-hakase ) is a researcher and colleague of Dr. Chiba, an accomplice of Seijiro Inui. In love with Dr. Chibu, trying to force her love.

Seiyu : Koichi Yamadera

• Fantasporto - Award for Critics (2007).
• Montreal New Film Festival - Public Choice (2006).
• Newport Beach Film Festival - Best Animated Work (2007).
• He was nominated for the Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival (2006).
• The Japanese edition of Newsweek magazine included Satoshi Kon's animated film Paprika in the list of one hundred best films. Other names on the list are feature films of the 60-70s, mostly Hollywood. In 2007, the American Newsweek also included Satoshi Kona's Paprika, along with the French Persepolis , in the list of one hundred best films ^[3] .

1. Parade
2. Baikai no
3. Kairou no shikaku
4. Circus he youkoso
5. Kuragari no Ki
6. Nigeru mono
7. Lounge
8. Kage
9. Shizuku Ippai no Kioku
10. Ou mono
11. Yoki
12. Parade (instrumental)
13. The Girl in Byakkoya - White Tiger Field (Paprika ending theme)

• Nikolai Kalinichenko. Paprika // If: magazine. - Moscow: Favorite book, 2012. - No. 9 . - S. 258 . - ISSN 0136-0140 .

• Paprika official website (jap.)
• English official website of Paprika

• Anime "Paprika" in the AniDB database