In the near future, a research psychologist begins using a revolutionary new machine to enter the dreams of her psychiatric patients and help them. But when a prototype is stolen, it could spell disaster. So, she assumes the character of ‘dream detective’ Paprika to hunt down the thieves.

When Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress) died in 2010 we lost a Japanese animator on par with Hayao Miyazaki but who had only made 6 films. His last feature is emblematic of his genius: a mind-melding, reality bending exploration of the storytelling possibilities of animated films.