Satoshi Kon, a genius animation director, will air his last film "Paprika" on BS12's "Sunday Anime Gekijo" from 7:00 p.m. on February 7!

It was announced that "Paprika" will be broadcast on February 7, 2021 (Sunday) on BS12 Twelvi, a nationwide free-to-air broadcasting station.

Sunday Anime Gekijo" broadcasts mainly theatrical and feature-length animations, as well as movies, OVAs (original video animations), special editions edited for TV, and sometimes special editions such as ani-song concerts and 2.5-dimensional works, offering a valuable lineup that is hard to find on free TV broadcasting. The lineup is a valuable lineup that is hard to find on free-to-air broadcasts.

This time, it was announced that "Paprika" will be broadcast on February 7, 2021 (Sunday) on BS12 Twelvi, a nationwide free-to-air broadcasting station.

Paprika" is a masterpiece of science fiction that depicts the activities of a "dream detective, Paprika," who synchronizes with other people's dreams and removes trauma through vicarious experiences.

The film was brought to life by the best staff in the Japanese animation world. The character design and animation director is Masashi Ando, who also worked on "Princess Mononoke" and "Spirited Away. The music is by Susumu Hirasawa, a master of the techno world, who is indispensable to this work. The voice cast includes such powerful members as Megumi Hayashibara of "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and "Pokemon," Toru Furuya of "Mobile Suit Gundam," and Toru Emori, a leading figure in the Shingeki world.

We hope you will enjoy this final film adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's original story, which was said to be impossible to visualize, by Satoshi Kon, one of Japan's leading animation directors.

Film Information
Paprika
<Story> "Paprika
DC Mini," developed at a psychiatric research institute, is a revolutionary technology that allows people to share other people's dreams. The DC Mini is a revolutionary technology that allows people to share their dreams with others! From that day on, one by one, people involved in the institute start to have bizarre dreams and their minds are invaded.
A young and beautiful therapist, Atsuko Chiba, is set out to unravel the mystery. She has another face that she uses when she performs her top-secret therapy. She is Paprika, the dream detective. When she appears as Paprika in the sleep of her clients, her appearance and personality change completely, and she becomes a cute and open girl who guides the wandering hearts of her clients.
To uncover the plans of the "dream terrorist," Paprika plunges into a dream world flooded with crazy images!
But what awaits her is a horrifying and terrifying trap. ......
The story soon leads to a surprising conclusion!

<Features
Megumi Hayashibara
Toru Emori
Katsunosuke Hori
Toru Furuya
Akio Otsuka
Koichi Yamadera
Hideyuki Tanaka

＜Staff
Director:Satoshi Kon
Planning : Masao Maruyama
Original Story : Yasutaka Tsutsui
Screenplay : Seishi Mizukami, Satoshi Kon
Character Design/ Animation Director：Masashi Ando
Color Designer: Ken Hashimoto
Art Director: Nobutaka Ike
Director of Photography：Michiya Kato
Editing：Takeshi Seyama
Music: Susumu Hirasawa
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Production Producer: Tomonori Toyoda
Animation Production: Madhouse
Producer: Jungo Maruta, Masao Takiyama
Production: "Paprika" Production Committee
(Madhouse, Sony Pictures Entertainment)

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