Paprika

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About Paprika

Paprika is a 2006 Japanese-language animation, science fiction and thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon. The cast is led by Megumi Hayashibara, Tohru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori. It has a runtime of 1h 30m. Viewers rate it 7.8/10 across 2900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, Tubi TV.

Paprika was produced by Madhouse and Sony Pictures and made in Japan. It was released on October 1, 2006, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $3 million, it went on to gross $1 million worldwide.

Director

Satoshi Kon

Writers

Satoshi Kon, Seishi Minakami

Release date

October 1, 2006

OTT release

May 22, 2017

Original language

Japanese

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

Japan

Budget

$3 million

Box office

$1 million

Production

Madhouse, Sony Pictures

Paprika cast & crew

Paprika was directed by Satoshi Kon and written by Satoshi Kon and Seishi Minakami.

The cast features Megumi Hayashibara as Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice), Tohru Emori as Seijiro Inui (voice), Katsunosuke Hori as Torataro Shima (voice), Toru Furuya as Kosaku Tokita (voice), Akio Otsuka as Toshimi Konakawa (voice), and Koichi Yamadera as Morio Osanai (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Susumu Hirasawa, cinematography is by Michiya Kato, and it was produced by Jungo Maruta and Masao Takiyama.

Is Paprika worth watching?

Paprika holds an audience score of 7.8/10 from 2,922 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed animation films.

At 1h 30m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy animation, science fiction, and thriller, Paprika is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Paprika

In United States, you can stream Paprika on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and Tubi TV, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on May 22, 2017.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of Paprika

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)

Rikako Aikawa

Nobue Kakimoto (voice)

Shinya Fukumatsu

(voice)

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