See Paprika on the Big Screen
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Satoshi Kon's mind-bending anime classic at Fabrica in Brighton. Experience the visually dazzling and inventive film that explores the surreal world where dreams and reality collide.
Dir: Satoshi Kon
Cast: Megumi Hayashibara, Tohru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Hideyuki Tanaka, Satoshi Kon
90 mins · 2006 · Japan · Cert 15 · English, Japanese
IMDb 7.7/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 87% · Metacritic 81/100 · TMDB 7.8/10 · Trakt 79%
Awards: 6 wins & 5 nominations total
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, Fabrica in Brighton will host a screening of Paprika, a Japanese animated sci-fi psychological thriller directed by Satoshi Kon. The film follows a research psychologist who uses a device to enter her patients' dreams, but when the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from merging the dream and waking worlds. • The film boasts an impressive cast, including Megumi Hayashibara, Tohru Emori, and Katsunosuke Hori, and features stunning animation and backgrounds. • With scores of 7.7/10 on IMDb, 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, and 81/100 on Metacritic, Paprika has received widespread critical acclaim for its unique and inventive storytelling. • The film has won several awards, including the Best Feature Length Theatrical Anime Award at the Tokyo Anime Awards, and has been included in several lists of the best animated films of all time.
For those interested in attending the screening, tickets and details are available with the button beside this article. As part of Fabrica's selection of anime feature film screenings, this event promises to be an exciting and immersive experience, with the option to enjoy dinner before the film at a special rate.
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What viewers say
kennydude · 10/10
Woah. This is really cool :) It is a little crazy, but it is just beautifully complex and just so good
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Oh_My_Jihyo
This is the definition of a film that is all about style over substance and dragged down by a poorly executed story. The main story was supposed be a mystery thriller where the protagonists are forced to try and find and apprehend the dangerous thief who stole a DC Mini, but it was all over the place. It was full of clichés, plot twists that could be seen a mile away, character revelations that came out of nowhere and a romantic subplot that was…
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Dulneth D. Perera · 6/10
Yeah I had high expectations for this, specially after the masterpiece that is Perfect Blue by Satoshi Kon, I went in expecting another great character study but ended getting a very averagely executed movie of what could've been a thousand times better. To kick things off I had such a hard time connecting with any of the characters everyone seemed not even mildly interesting to me. Don't get me wrong the idea behind this and the premise was so…
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jacogiu · 10/10
Straight up, this is one of my favorite movies. It’s an absolute trip in the best way possible, fun, fast, chaotic, and visually insane. The animation is ahead of its time, not just technically but creatively too. It’s bursting with surrealism and dream logic, yet the story somehow holds together in a way that feels intentional and visionary, even when it’s at its most absurd. And yeah, it clearly inspired Inception, which I also love, but…
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Acoucalancha · 8/10
>*"Science is nothing but a piece of trash before a profound dream."* Satoshi Kon sure had imagination! I still prefer *Perfect Blue* but this was just as mind-boggling, both movies that demand rewatches to fully comprehend. No idea what I was watching most of the time visually but I at least understood the themes(?) ***Paprika*** at it's core is about identity, our main character has two of them (or so it seems) and she doesn't know which to…
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Bronson87 · 6/10
I gave this a six out of ten because it never stopped being entertaining, while at the same time, nothing was happening. The hell does that mean? Well, the movie is a mind bender of visual delights, but I never had a clue what was going on. I mean, the story kind of makes sense, however there is no world building. It's like this is a sequel to a movie that doesn't exist. Maybe this was adapted from a manga, I don't know. Regardless, it is still…
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Bradym03 · 8/10
"The Internet and dreams are similar. They're areas where the repressed conscious mind escapes." Not for children or the faint of heart. 'Paprika' doesn't hesitate when descending into a trippy nightmare with it's untamed imagination. It's like an anime comic book coming to life in a Salvador Dali style of surreal. Even the square frame can't contain the madness of the dreamworld. Once the song 'Susumu Hirasawa - Parade' started playing, I knew…
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Maarten Delfgou
The original title of the film is Papurika.
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