Japan Synopsis
パプリカ
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.
Audience Engagement
2,060 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 88th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Paprika. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Animation + Mystery in Japan
219 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Mystery genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Paprika itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
Among 364 Japan films we catalog from this window, Paprika places #53 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Paprika. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1873rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Paprika, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- research · 2
- dream world · 2
- procession · 1
- psychoanalysis · 1
- dream girl · 1
- parallel world · 20
- dream · 18
- mad scientist · 12
- anime · 711
- japan · 454
- adult animation · 101
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #761 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #631 of 2,532 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Paprika Film Partners, Madhouse, Sony Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | October 1, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0851578 |
| Official Site | www.sonypictures.com |