Paprika

Paprika (2006)

Genres - Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller  |   Sub-Genres - Anime, Sci-Fi Adventure  |   Release Date - May 25, 2007 (USA - Limited), May 22, 2017 (USA)  |   Run Time - 90 min.  |   Countries - Japan  |   MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming

Groundbreaking animator Satoshi Kon (whose credits include Tokyo Godfathers, Millennium Actress, and Perfect Blue) directed this visually spectacular adaptation of a science fiction novel by Yatsutaka Tsutsui. Atsuko is a psychiatrist who uses advanced technology to study the human mind. Atsuko has developed a machine that will allow her to enter the dreams of her patients and study their psyches from the inside. Atsuko also does double duty as Paprika, a high-tech detective who uses this new innovation to find out the truth about what the people she's trailing really think. However, Atsuko falls victim to a thief who steals the one-of-a-kind machine, and Paprika sets out to find it as a wave of psychological instability tears through the city. Paprika received its world premiere at the 2006 Venice Film Festival.

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detective, dream, psychiatrist, psychotherapy, subconscious