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Paprika

AnimationScience FictionThriller

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. From TMDB

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  • Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 16, 2025

    Very limited re-release of Satoshi Kon's "Paprika" movie in 4K in a few European cinemas (+ Australia) in April/May. Locations (click on "Show All") >> www.parkcircus.com/film/107021-...

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  • c.e. chant/hades 💀🐊 💬 too many comics @portaltohades.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 30, 2026

    I got in an a fight w/ a film student in college when I showed him proof that Inception lifted scenes from Kon's Paprika & he still denied it. He then dared to say "well animation is easier so Inception is the superior film" and i saw red aha

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  • mcc @dryad.technologyBluesky · Jul 23, 2025

    "Paprika" is a very good movie!!!

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  • Emily Yoshida @emilyyoshida.bsky.socialBluesky · May 28, 2024

    I joined the boyz to talk about PAPRIKA, a regular movie that I love very much. Also @davidlsims.bsky.social made a good joke about skeets podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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  • Kim Stramat (Looking for work) @kimstramat.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 2, 2025

    Paprika is on Youtube.... Hard to even express how much this film has inspired me from when I first saw it.

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  • Oliburgob🔞 @oliburgob.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 11, 2024

    Cobalt picks out one of Paprika's favorite films for their movie night. Paprika knows it by heart by now though, and had other plans for their night in... www.furaffinity.net/view/59135343/ #furry #furryart #oral #bunny #cow #nsfwart

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  • sci.fried @scifried.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 6, 2025

    #NowWatching Paprika (2006)

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  • WOLFSKULLJACK @wolfskulljack.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2023

    Paprika is on Netflix and I havnt seen it in years and WOW this film is mental

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  • Your Pal CJ @pandafresh.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 7, 2025

    for my fellow film enthusiasts, the movie is apparently Paprika (1991)

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  • Athanors @buttoven.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2024

    I went and saw Paprika in the movie theater for the first time and it cured my depression. You can only see Paprika’s freckles on a gigantic screen, and some transitions have more power being in a theater seat. I’ve watched it enough times that the dream speak makes sense. Love you Satoshi Kon.

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  • autumn @waveprism.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 6, 2026

    also i finally gave Tokyo Godfathers a watch the other day and between it and Paprika, which i also adore, i really do think we lost a master of the medium when Satoshi Kon passed away. phenomenal movie.

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  • Serg @spides.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2026

    There's just something comforting about the world's elite spontaneously exploding. I was expecting a terrible movie but, Predator 2 was aight. LMS was everything it was made out to be, that casting was perfection. Next Paprika watch, I'm gonna be high as a kite. #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday

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  • Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 26, 2026

    If you haven't seen PAPRIKA, get in there RIGHT NOW. Here is the opening sequence. (ps film contains disturbing scenes, so probably not suitable for kids)

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  • Handsome Bigfoot Lawyer @lighterfandango.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 9, 2025

    Man, Paprika is such a good movie. I understand why Christopher Nolan would want to steal it

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  • Scattered Crumbs @scatteredcrumbs.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 20, 2025

    It's crazy how I've never seen fetish art of Dr. Tokita from Paprika. Maybe the movie just isn't that popular

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  • Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.comBluesky · Jun 23, 2026

    The Simpsons dreams up a parody poster of Satoshi Kon's 2006 anime film Paprika!

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  • Magella ~ Commissions Open! ☆ @magellanica.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2025

    Perfect Blue screenshot redraw because I love this movie so much. I highly recommend it, btw. Same with Paprika. #art #perfectblue #anime

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  • QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 11, 2026

    ah, yes, my favorite characters from the film Paprika: generic anime girl and frightened japanese salaryman

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  • Fright Club @frightya.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2024

    Join #FrightClub and post along Friday's double feature starting with Paprika (2006) at 10:00 PM ET. Available on Tubi. Then join us at 11:40 PM ET for Another Cabin in the Woods Movie (2024). Available on Tubi. This cabin has it all.

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  • zoiteki |⚡😈 VTuber @zoiteki.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2024

    I accidentally turned on parental controls for the in-flight movie for my 5 hour flight and I can't turn it off. I wanted to watch Paprika!!!!!

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  • Destiny Doodles 🦄✨ @doodlesdestiny.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2026

    I finally got to watch these two movie and omg they were both very good. I think Tokyo Godfathers was my favorite but the visuals in Paprika were beautiful too!

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  • DareBear @derekbgayle.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2025

    Really amazing line-up at the Sci-Phi Film Festival just north of Philly! Only got to see Paprika and Terminator 2, but that alone was a rad experience!

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  • DareBear @derekbgayle.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 29, 2025

    Really, really loved seeing Paprika at this film festival except for the guy who "introduced" it by reading from Wikipedia (he even showed us his phone screen) and saying his friend got him to watch it by saying it's like Inception and then he just talked a bunch about Inception

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  • Ash G. @kilomonster.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    10 Favorite Animated Features: (No order, limited to one film from a studio to make it harder for me otherwise there’d be more Ghibli XD) Secret of NIMH Spirited Away The Prince of Egypt Treasure Planet Paranorman Paprika Turning Red The Last Unicorn A Goofy Movie Into the Spider-verse

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  • james tom @jamestomxo.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    10 Favorite Animated Features Princess Mononoke (1997) Spirited Away (2001) Prince of Egypt (1998) Paprika (2006) The Return of the King (1980) A Bug's Life (1998) Sailor Moon S The Movie (1994) Pom Poko (1994) The Emperor's New Groove (2000) Digimon: The Movie (2000)

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  • Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.socialBluesky · May 5, 2026

    Anything interesting in that movie was ripped off from PAPRIKA

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  • please be nice to patrick @nicetopatrick.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2026

    You ever think about how satoshi kon did this movie, followed it up with millennium actress, Tokyo godfathers, and then fucking Paprika? This guy was on an all-time run

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  • blauereiter @halcyonrealms.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2025

    Some really detailed storyboards from Satoshi Kon's final film, Paprika (2006). These are not pretty just for pretty sake; I've learnt in recent years that Kon blow up some of these boards for use as layouts, which makes good sense. Explore more in my book review - halcyonrealms.com/books/paprik...

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  • Del Sneddon @weerascal.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 25, 2025

    [RECIPE] Movie night (Whisky Galore, 1949) with Haggis, Paprika and Mint Pakora. I guess this is my convenient, handheld Burns Night go-to when I’m not in the mood for obligatory neeps and tatties. More details on my Instagram page.

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  • VGBees 🎮🐝🐝🐝 @vgbees.comBluesky · Feb 25, 2025

    We do movie nights in the VGBees Discord! Usually they're on Saturday but this week we're doing it on Friday at 6pm ET. It's Paprika! 2006's wonderful animated film that may or may not be the basis of the film Inception. It is also much better than Inception. Anyway! discord.gg/vgbees

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  • Michael Leader @michaeljleader.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2026

    I played matchmaker and brought together Picturehouse and Gollancz for this special screening + discussion event to mark both the 20th anniversary of Satoshi Kon's PAPRIKA *and* the publication of a new translation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's original novel. 🎟️🎟️ www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...

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  • loz @turquoisehexagon.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2025

    #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #films2025 #films #movies 🎥📽️🎬❤️ @letterboxd.social - Deep Red (1975), One Battle After Another (2025), Blood and Black Lace (1964), Paprika (2006)

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  • Tenebrad @bradislove.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2025

    It's happening. Now seated for Paprika #Filmsky 📽️

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  • ainsi atteint-on les astres 🎃 @galileanhimejoshi.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2026

    for those who didn't read the article, let me summarize: 1. Andrei Rublev 2. Rear Window 3. Goodfellas 4. Big Trouble in Little China 5. Eraserhead 6. House of Flying Daggers 7. Paprika 8. Revue Starlight: The Movie 9. Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) 10. The Last Temptation of Christ 11. Oldboy 12. Fargo

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  • haha yeah @freshfleisch.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2026

    just watched “Paprika” (2006), a movie that dares to ask “what if the Holy Guardian Angel sought Knowledge and Conversation of YOU?”

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  • Fran @franmm.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    Paprika (rewatch) I wanna say it's my second favorite Satoshi Kon movie after Perfect Blue (bold and original opinion). Love its portrayal of dreams and how its surrealness and animation compliment each other.

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  • Athenaeum Comic Art @athenaeumcomicart.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2025

    Behold! The very first Athenaeum jam piece by @tilliewalden and @hirosemary.bsky.social ! I am blown away. The commissioner gave them the film Paprika as a subject. We make magic happen here at Athenaeum!

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  • beeef14 @bearfucker.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2026

    I hated that movie so much. They had a great cast and all the money in the world and they did nothing with it. People should just watch Paprika which is the movie that inspired it

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  • Crystal Storm 💎⛈️ @thecrystalstorm.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    Just started crying after seeing Paprika in the theater, god what a beautiful film

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  • Hennie Kriel @officially-hennie.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2025

    2 September 2006: Japanese-language adult animated surrealist science fantasy film ‘Paprika’, based on the eponymous 1993 novel and directed by Satoshi Kon, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. Rotten Tomatoes score: 87% Letterboxd score: 4.1 (82%) #FilmSky #TodayAtTheMovies

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  • Goth Rat Summer [6'7"] @sciencehippies.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 29, 2026

    Satoshi Kon could make both Perfect Blue, Paprika, and Tokyo Godfathers. Daren Aranofsky could never do that third movie.

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  • Fattie Vids @fattievids.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2026

    Scenes of Tokita Kosaku and Dr. Morio Osanai's inflation from the movie "Paprika"

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  • Cammi 🇵🇷💥 @cammiluna.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 4, 2026

    Ooh, watched the Paprika movie. It's as Satoshi Kon as it gets!

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  • Lost Dragon @lostdragon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2025

    I just had a terrible idea that involved mashing Paprika, Akira, and Evangelion together into a single movie. Wow what is wrong with me (don’t answer that).

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  • Boy Jr. @boyjr.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2025

    Paprika is such a cool movie, I wish dreams were real

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  • Bryan Loomis @bryanwhatapic.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 16, 2024

    Movie years project Year 2006 (101/122) Now Watching 📽️ #8/10 Paprika dir. Satoshi Kon rec'd by many

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  • Sierk @sierkulator.monsterBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    name your fav visually beautiful film Satoshi Kon's 'Paprika' (2006)

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  • Kate Shadow 🏳️‍⚧️ @kateshadow.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2026

    What's your favorite movie from every decade in your life? 00s: Paprika 10s: Hereditary 20s: Beau is Afraid

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  • Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2026

    Paprika is also a phenomenal movie, it's true.

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  • Bring Me The Head of Ramona Garcia @razorgirl1984.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 13, 2025

    And this isn't an invitation to tell me Paprika is the better movie or whatever, so save it.

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  • Malindy @yourkyotowife.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 28, 2025

    Last night's film was Paprika. It's a truth universally acknowledged that watching one Satoshi Kon film begets watching the other 3. Paprika is my favourite, and I long to make a game with its themes. Nolan never said this, but I'm sure there's some Paprika in Inception, which I also really loved.

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  • Illuminarty @illuminartyart.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 15, 2025

    Decided to draw my favourite character from the movie Paprika! #art #Paprika

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  • Stacey🍂👻 @nanamimoon01.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 10, 2025

    Just watched Paprika for the first time I enjoyed it, but what a wild movie that was

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  • Deadly Osmanthus Soup is BACK ON THE MENU! @madpierrot.designBluesky · Sep 22, 2026

    So, uhhh, the misogyny and fat jokes in Paprika (2007) surely did not age well but it's still a movie I enjoy overall and it was magical when I was in art school. Now for another movie that's "magical" and has a lot of problems: Resident Evil (2002).

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  • vampirecoffee.bsky.social @vampirecoffee.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2026

    My partner, on reaching the end credits of Paprika (2006): “Now I know why no one could explain what the movie was about”

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  • Jack Murphy @jackmurphyrgr.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2026

    Watched Dreamscape last night, which clearly had a big influence on Tarsim when he directed The Cell (love that movie) although Dreamscape also has a Cold War/CIA plot going. Big fan of movies that take place in the mind, like Paprika for example. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamsc...

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  • Glitchy Time baby!!🩵✨🩵 @glitchyglitchy.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    Watch Paprika. Do it. This film is fantastic! (And that’s just putting it lightly.❤️)

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  • 🔼🔽▶️ (Aud) @audart.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2026

    Showed my partner the movie Paprika

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  • Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport @rosaliekicks.comBluesky · Mar 29, 2025

    Now Watching: PAPRIKA (2006) - the fifth film of the Sci-Phi Film Fest at Hiway Theater with the @moviejawn.com crew

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  • Purple's Mental Health Healing Era💜 @inpurpleshadows.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    Okay, I've somewhat mentally healed since last night, and in the meantime, I watched Paprika. Paprika's a psychological thriller anime film, and Satoshi Kon's last work before his death in 2010. Just like his other films, this one is a masterpiece.

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Kosaku Tokita (voice)
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