ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Paprika directed by Satoshi Kon
Date
Wednesday 4 June 2025
Time
6.30pm (BST)
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Booking Details
Online meeting on Zoom
Please register for the meeting in advance from the link below. After registering, you will receive an automated confirmation email with meeting access details (please check your spam folder if you don't receive any emails).
Free for members of The Japan Society
Please remember to watch the film in advance.
Paprika is available to watch on Apple TV and to rent or buy on Amazon Prime.
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Join our Film Club in June to discuss Satoshi Kon's animated surrealistic science fantasy psychological thriller, Paprika.
Paprika (パプリカ, Papurika) is a 2006 anime directed by Satoshi Kon, exploring themes of dreams, reality, and the subconscious. It is based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel of the same name. When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen by a mysterious "dream terrorist", all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Dr. Atsuko Chiba, a research psychologist, and her alter ego, Paprika, a dream detective can stop it.
Satoshi Kon (1963-2010) was one of the most beloved and celebrated anime creators in contemporary Japan. Kon was born in Hokkaido and started his career as a manga artist and editor. He made his debut as an anime film director in 1997 with Perfect Blue to which followed acclaimed anime films such as Millennium Actress (2001), Tokyo Godfathers (2003) and Paprika (2006), all directed and written by Kon. He was also responsible for the television miniseries Paranoia Agent (2004) and contributed to the establishment of the Japanese Animation Creators Association in 2007. He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 46.
Do you love Japanese film classics, anime or contemporary cinema stories? Do you miss Japan and want to see it at least on screen? Would you like to learn and discuss about Japanese culture and society? The Japan Society Film Club is an online space to chat about films and Japan in an informal atmosphere. It take place on the first Wednesday of the month. We recommend a film to watch in advance and meet online to discuss. Films are often available online for free, to rent or with subscription, on DVD/Blu Ray or on BFI player. The event is open to all and we encourage participants to freely express their opinions and feelings about the films.
If you have any questions, please call The Japan Society office on 020 3075 1996 or email events@japansociety.org.uk.