Shinichiro Ohta

Paprika -- A DETECTIVE AND A PSYCHOLOGIST TEAM UP TO RECOVER A MACHINE CAPABLE OF RECORDING DREAMS IN THIS THRILLER THE BOSTON GLOBE PROCLAIMS 'WONDROUS' AND DAVID ANSEN OF NEWSWEEK DESCRIBES AS 'ONE OF THE MOST WILDLY AND DISTURBINGLY INVENTIVE ANIMATED FILMS I'VE SEEN.'

Prepare to enter the realm of fantasy and imagination where reality and dreams collide in a kaleidoscopic mindscape of sheer visual genius. The magical tale centers on a revolutionary machine that allows scientists to enter and record a subject's dream. After being stolen, a fearless detective and brilliant therapist join forces to recover the device before it falls into the hands of a "dream terrorist" in this gripping anime thriller from acclaimed director Satoshi Kon.

A group of brilliant scientists have developed a machine which makes it possible to enter another person's dreams. When the device is stolen it is up to a scientist under the code name PAPRIKA, to track down the apparatus and save the world from madness.

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.