It's the greatest... showtime!
There's no doubt.
He's here.
Who?
Be careful. He's a traitor.
There's someone who keeps looking at you. See?
It's okay. He's a friend.
Please turn your attention to this gentleman!
Now. One
There he is! Get him!
Grab my hand!
I let him get away again!
Aren't you the one who got away?
One more time!
Take that!
But what about the rest of it?
You were in my dream.
Everyone is startled at first.
The DC Mini.
It's the scientific key that allows us to open the door to our dreams.
It can even do all this?
It really is a dream machine.
To tell you the truth
Once complete
You said he was a friend.
We used to work together.
Why did he put you in a cage?
Who knows...
He's not the kind of person who would trick me.
Why are they all me?
That was really scary.
This is Tarzan
This is a scene from a spy movie
The fighting was rather fun.
REM sleep that occurs later during the sleep cycle...
...is longer and easier to analyze.
If earlier cycles are
...later cycles are like feature-length blockbuster movies.
Than that makes you a...
...dream movie star.
Do you not like movies?
It's not that.
What is this?
The victim in the homicide case I'm working on right now.
I haven't been able to catch the perp
Your anxiety neurosis.
Do you think this is the source?
No need to rush.
The treatment's just getting started.
Take care
When can I see you again?
I'm in a bind.
I can see that.
No
I was on the way to see you.
It's not that! The DC Mini!
It was stolen? The DC Mini?
We found out this morning.
Three samples in Dr. Tokita's possession were stolen.
But...why?
We'll worry about the reason later. We need to find them now.
Do you think it's internal?
Unfortunately.
We'll talk about that later.
Foundation for Psyciatric Research
Meet me in my office. We'll figure out a plan...
...before the chairman finds out.
Yes
Well...it's too bad it was stolen but we can make another one.
You should know better than anyone what can happen if it's misused.
You invented it.
I make it
Don't call me that.
There is one more problem.
Good grief.
I hadn't programmed the access controls into the DC Mini yet.
Translate that for me.
It means that the person who stole the DC Mini...
...can connect to a psychotherapy machine at any time
...and use it to intrude into the minds connected to that machine.
Chief's Office
My my. We have to hurry.
It is man's responsibility to control science and technology.
Chairman...
Sharing someone else's dream.
It is quite literally a technological dream...
...but in time
It's an invention that never should have been created.
This discussion again?
The DC Mini represents the hope...
...that shines on the new horizons of psychiatric treatment.
It is taking control over dreams.
Your overconfidence will bring weakness.
It is not about control.
We are simply pursuing a deeper connection with our patients.
The terrorist who stole it won't see it that way.
But it hasn't been misused yet.
Thieves are not always wrong.
Paprika.
I hear there's a woman...
...who's been using the psychotherapy machine for unapproved treatments.
Are you going to believe such groundless rumors
Discipline calls for a search of the DC Mini rather than Paprika's bikini.
This is true happiness.
Discipline?
Even the five court ladies danced in sync to the frog's flutes and drums.
The whirlwind of the recycled paper was a sight to see.
It was like computer graphics!
That I don't support Technicolor parfaits and snobby petit bourgeois...
...is common knowledge in Oceania.
Now is the time to return home to the blue sky!
The confetti will dance around the shrine gates.
The mailbox and the refrigerator will lead the way!
Anyone who cares about expiration dates...
...will not get in the way of the glory train!
They need to fully realize the liver of the triangle rulers!
Now
...with the telephoto camera!
Move forward! Come together! I am the ultimate...
...governor!
Chief!
Now! Right now!
Take me in!
He has the dreams of a patient planted into his brain.
How's the chief doing?
His breathing and pulse are stable.
I guess it could have been worse.
Dr. Chiba
Thank you.
He was probably using the therapy machine to treat a patient--
When someone used a DC Mini to intrude.
And the dream was projected into his subconscious...
...without him knowing.
But for that to happen...
The culprit has to be watching the nightmare too.
What a desperate terrorist.
All terrorists are desperate.
The sun during midday will light up the dark night.
Night dreams of day. Light dreams of darkness.
But the ignorant sun...
...will chase away the darkness and burn the shadows...
...eventually burning itself!
Himuro!
The shade of the tree with the flowers that bloom at night...
...is where the residents of darkness rest.
Why is Himuro in there?
The people of daytime are not allowed!
Where is Himuro?
He's been out for the past few days
Himuro tends to abandon everything else...
...when he really gets into something.
Like doctor
How could we have not seen this coming?
I thought he was my friend.
A genius produces a lot more than he realizes.
More clearly
Himuro was jealous of Dr. Tokita.
Even I feel bitter towards you sometimes
No matter how hard I try
I feel powerless.
It's open.
You mean you opened it.
This is illegal
I'm not as bad as Himuro
-Welcome home. -Welcome back.
He can't be serious.
It's dangerous.
This isn't your cue.
Anaphylaxis?
Like an... allergy?
I can't think of any other reason.
I got stung by a jellyfish when I was a kid...
...and even now
It didn't occur to me until now.
Here you go. Who had the udon set?
But the DC Mini uses a transmission formula...
...within the natural width of the body's energy level.
Who had the jumbo steak set?
Depending on the frequency of use
And as a result
...was more susceptible to invasion...
...even when she wasn't connected to the DC Mini
Who had the paella?
I think you have a problem too. Like overeating.
I can't fight on an empty stomach.
Fight?
Implanting dreams into other people's heads is terrorism.
At-chan
I think so too. All the more reason this is unforgivable.
Hello?
We'll be there immediately.
Chief! Please
Wake up! Chief!
The delicious left brain is getting older...
...and drifting to a faraway island.
Himuro
I
I wonder what kind of punishment will befall the ignorant commoner...
...who tries to enter this sacred dream?
You're that feisty country girl I saved some time ago.
How are you?
If he was not home when I passed by around 7:30...
...then he probably disappeared into the instant noodle soup.
Thank you for saving me.
I have come to show you my appreciation.
Is it a square?
No...
It's round
I can feel it.
Paprika.
Do you remember me now?
I'm going to be a little rough.
Paprika
No
Welcome back
I wonder where that parade was going?
A place of no return
I felt like I was really close...
...to controlling the entire world.
That was a dream of a severely delusional patient.
While you were in there
...almost to the point of death.
That's why Paprika came. Thank you.
You haven't changed...
...since the first time you treated my depression two years ago.
I'll let Paprika-chan know.
But to think that that honest Himuro was responsible.
What should I do know
Please don't do anything.
Eh?
The chairman will probably halt the development of the DC Mini...
...as a result of this incident.
But with you
They can' have a meeting.
Hello? Oh
How was the ...? You know.
I would have asked sooner if I had known that it would be this good.
Remember
I want to keep it a secret all to myself.
Paprika's existence cannot become public...
...until the psychotherapy machines gain public approval.
She really is a woman of your dreams.
Women of dreams are busy these days.
You look tired. Want me to look in on your dreams?
I haven't been seeing any of my own lately.
Welcome. We were waiting for you.
Good evening.
What is this place?
A counseling room. A meeting place. A date spot.
Don't you think dreams and the internet are similar?
They are both areas where the repressed conscious mind vents.
Here you go.
Have you found anything?
In regard to my dreams?
You're so impatient.
Do you work at the research foundation?
It was Shima who introduced me
Where do you know Shima-san from?
He's a friend from college.
We got along well
Drinking and watching movies?
No
I love them.
Paprika?
Put it on my tab.
Hey
Which one do you want to see?
I'm sorry
Come on
I don't like movies!
Hey
Breaking news!
The widow who tells fortunes in the shade of roof tiles!
The response is sunny!
The sign of good fortune!
The ceiling fan brings a message releasing epithets!
The maiden who sleeps under the veranda has a pulse!
This is the way out!
The secret of this view is deep within the 10-year loan payment.
They are the new victims.
I am stopping development.
But the board meeting--
The culprit won't wait for a board meeting to happen.
I am forbidding all use of the DC Mini and the psychotherapy machines.
This is retribution.
Science is nothing...
...but a piece of trash before a profound dream.
Are you okay?
I heard the parts are non-recyclable.
But that's an important piece of equipment.
I'll just have to make it again.
He's a genius.
He's a mysterious one
You're giving him too much credit.
He's just a kid inside.
DREAMLAND
It was a small theme park
I used to talk about it with Himuro.
Do you really think Himuro is here?
If I knew
You're so cold
You should act more like Paprika.
I know. I know...
I have a feeling he's near.
Keep quiet
Watch out!
Himuro?
That's--
A DC Mini.
The high pressure holds the grab bag and looks a lot like milk.
The dense forest turns into a shopping district.
The 24-bit eggplant will be analyzed.
So you're saying both of them were attacked by way of the DC Mini...
...which broke their psyches.
And the culprit
...and tried to commit suicide. Is that right?
It's not because of the DC Mini.
It's just a little incomplete.
Himuro knew that.
I'm not refuting your invention.
She's the head of the DC Mini development team.
I'm Chiba.
This is Mr. Konakawa from the police department.
Yes?
Isn't it wonderful?
The ability to see a friend's dream as if it were your own.
To share the same dream.
Yes
You understand
It came to me during a brain scan I was doing...
...using a computer image processor.
And you can use it to treat illness.
That's exactly right!
The nonlinear waves created by surges in the bioelectrical current...
...can be applied to create new synapse connections...
...by adjusting the BTU output.
To use a person's body for energy is a remarkable idea.
Exactly! Exactly! And the reason why I focused...
You are talking with Dr. Tokita
That's her
Paprika.
So what do you think?...about the case.
Well
It's hard to build a case against a dream.
"Isn't it wonderful."
The bulky one.
To think such a silly thought would lead to such an invention.
He's a kid trapped inside the body of a genius.
It's an adult's responsibility to steer that genius in the right direction.
Chairman.
There is always conceit and negligence behind misconduct.
You have it hard too
Good grief.
Where did I go wrong to end up here?
I want to go back to our old college days...
...back to when we used to talk about our futures.
I want to go back to our college days...
...back to when we used to talk about our futures.
But what about the rest of it?
It's too dangerous.
Himuro went in and he's not coming back.
If the same happens to you...
There are still two DC Minis out there.
Our only lead is inside Himuro.
And besides...
The chairman has already prohibited the use of the therapy machines.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Don't worry. The genius boy is here for backup.
Dr. Tokita again?
I know that you two established this field...
...so that's the more reason for you to place your trust in him...
...but his immaturity is the cause of all these mishaps!
That's why we'll make him take responsibility.
Besides
This isn't the time for that.
There are people in the world that understand.
That cop. He has a mind for science.
He doesn't seem very smart
Now all I have to do is set the filtering program for external access and--
What was that for?
Do you really think it was Himuro?
He's your assistant
He knew what would happen if he exposed himself for that long.
What did he have to gain from it all?
He was jealous of me. Even Osanai says so.
He might be a victim too.
That's like a line from a mystery novel.
If so
No more talk.
What I need to do is finish this.
You guys are alike.
At-chan?
You and Himuro.
You get busy with what you want to do...
...and ignore what you have to do.
Don't you understand that your irresponsibility costs lives?
Of course not. Nothing can get through all that fat.
And now what? "Isn't it wonderful"? "A mind for science"?
Don't make me laugh.
How can a mad scientist know what a human mind is?
If you want to be the king of geeks with your bloated ego...
...then just keep up all this and indulge in your freakish masturbation!
And where is Mr. Konakawa now?
At a hotel. It's all here.
I'm counting on you.
There's no doubt. He's here.
You've crossed the line of action.
Be careful. He's a traitor.
You need to narrow the exposure. This is Panfocus.
Now
There he is! Get him!
Welcome.
What floor?
That guy. I'm after him.
Of course. The 14th floor.
Fourteenth floor
Fifteenth floor
Sixteenth floor
One more time!
Seventeenth floor
No!
I don't need to go there.
Encore!
I killed myself?
That's like a line from a mystery novel.
It was a rush job
Morals
I don't really get this adults' stuff.
But let's talk it over again.
We're friends
Oh
Was making them not enough? You had to become a doll yourself?
Why did you still it?
Do you hate me that much?
Or was it not you who did it?
Even with an access function...
...it's not one person's dream anymore.
That's right! The DC Mini was both our dreams!
The crossing of two dreams creates many more dreams.
That's right! The entire development team dreamt of its completion.
This is a foolish place to be...
...to inquire about the master of this dream.
The conceit of daytime residents is what the nighttime residents want.
To come in carelessly is like a moth to a flame.
You're not Himuro
What's the line of action that clown was talking about?
It's an imaginary line...
...that connects the subjects on camera.
If the camera crosses that line...
...the cut is awkward.
That's why it has to be like this.
I see. How about Panfocus?
It's a camera technique...
...where you narrow the angle to get the entire screen in focus.
So you did like them.
Movies.
Are your dreams in Panfocus now too?
Have you solved the mystery of why you killed yourself?
I've never thought of suicide.
Maybe it's someone a lot like you.
Like me?
Or another you.
Another me?
Paprika
The dreams are merging.
Tokita.
He got started without me!
-Wait! Tokita! -Paprika!
Why are you here?
The ecstasy that blooms in synapse is Paprika-brand milk fat!
Five percent is the norm.
Tokita! No!
The safety net of the ocean...
...is nonlinear
Let's go!
Wake up!
So you're saying...
...the dreams of Tokita and Himuro merged into Konakawa's dream?
The anaphylaxis of the DC Mini is expanding exponentially.
Just meet me at the lab.
They're not dreaming?
But they're in REM sleep.
It's as if their conscious itself has been taken away.
I guess this calls for Paprika.
I'll dive into Himuro's dream. That's the only way to save Tokita.
Chief
Yeah
Any abnormalities?
This dream is very dangerous.
If anything happens to Atsuko
Of course. But is it really safe?
Tokita is gone because he went into Himuro's dream.
Who do you think I am?
I'm sorry to have doubted you.
There they are!
Himuro isn't there.
But it's his dream.
Osanai?
Be careful.
Leave it to me.
Himuro!
Wake her up!
Chief! Hurry!
That's not Himuro's dream anymore.
So he was a victim too.
He's an empty shell.
He was invaded by a collective dream.
A collective dream?
With no access restrictions...
...the DC Mini can be used to invade any psychotherapy machine.
Every dream it came in contact with was eaten up...
...into one huge delusion.
And that delusion belongs to...
This breath seethes in the joy of life.
I will not allow arrogant scientific technology...
...to intrude in this holy ground.
Return Dr. Tokita to us.
The dreams are horrified...
...that their safe refuge is destroyed by technology.
Are you going to punish him like you did Himuro?
In a world of inhumane reality...
...it is the only humane sanctuary left.
That is a dream.
That parade is full of refugees...
...who were unwillingly chased out of reality.
You are collecting those with stolen technologies.
Do you plan to take over the world of dreams?
I am protecting them.
I am the guardian of dreams.
My duty is to mete out justice to terrorists like you
Don't make me get rough with you.
This is a dream too
Paprika
Wake up
Dr. Chiba! Paprika!
The sphinx look doesn't suit you.
An intelligent researcher by day...
...the chairman's humble servant by night
Shut up! I have many faces. That makes me human!
Oedipus is the perfect look for a man completely controlled by the chairman.
Shut up!
That's right
There are no boundaries to dreams.
The spirit will be freed from the constraints of the body...
...and gain limitless freedom.
Including me!
I will also be free!
The dream continues from here.
No! Paprika!
It's a trap!
Chief! Wake her up! Hurry!
What a lovely sight.
Osanai! What is this? Let me go!
But I finally caught you.
Where is Tokita?
I have no interest in such ugly things.
Of course
Shut up! Just shut up!
You sold your body for the DC Mini
Don't remind me!
-You coward! -Stop it!
This is my sanctuary
I'm a special person.
Yes
Osanai
You don't know it's true power!
The DC Mini was
No
We can now go back and forth between dreams and reality...
...even without the DC Mini
You were the one who set up Atsuko at Himuro's place.
It was just a friendly warning to a terrorist threatening dreams.
You're just like an old baldy I know.
We are the chosen ones assigned to protect the sanctuary...
...threatened by technology that has lost its philosophy.
You're just twisted.
You should understand.
Dreams are so sacred they cannot be controlled--
What would you know? You're just a little man controlled by jealousy.
You really think you can beat Tokita?
I warned you
You should call it a night.
Don't worry
The fact that I know I'm drunk is proof that I'm sober.
This isn't a real bar...
...and this isn't real alcohol
Right?
I'm sober...
...even if odds and sods go around in my head.
Paprika will come
Do you not like the number 17?
The conspiratorial 17.
You're familiar with movies as if you've made them before.
I did. Shot an independent on an 8 mm.
It was child's play.
When you were in high school?
When I was 17--
It's a silly cop story.
Two men who used to be best friends...
...are now fugitive and cop engaged in a chase.
They just keep running...
...and flashbacks of their past play throughout.
Very experimental.
That guy...
How could I have forgotten about him?
He was always one step ahead of me.
He was smart and popular with the girls.
I could never catch up with him.
I was frustrated at myself for not being frustrated with him.
He really was a god guy.
We talked about making movies together.
But I gave up. I didn't have the confidence.
I left the unfinished movie for him to deal with.
And that friend now?
He died.
He had just gotten accepted to film school
He didn't tell me.
I betrayed him.
I was his partner. I was his counterpart.
He was the other--
The other me.
But what about the rest of it?!
Wait!
Stop!
-Why do you dress like this girl? -Paprika!
The real you is more befitting of me.
Paprika!
Stop
...you jealous
You have a bad habit of trying to manipulate people with your words.
And you think you can manipulate people with power?
In here
I love you.
I love you as you are.
I will show no mercy for those who defy me.
Sensei...
You cannot hide anything from me.
Sensei
Can you not control even one sensual desire?
Please! Please spare her!
Why won't you obey me? You are nothing without me!
But I love her.
Paprika!
Are you okay?
I knew you were Paprika!
What are you doing? You will obey!
Disgusting.
You fool. Swayed by a mere woman.
I'm too anxious to dream!
Konakawa?
Shima? Is that you?
Konakawa!
Why are you in Dr. Chiba's dream?
Why are you a monkey?
-What's going on? -I'll explain later. Just go!
Where?
To your dream!
Don't get in the way of my dream!
This is my dream. You get out!
I am justice!
Freeze!
How's that for traumatic?
What about the rest of it?!
It's coming up right now!
This time. I'll end it!
That hurts.
It's over.
Chief.
Is this really the real world?
I think so.
See? It hurt a lot.
But why was Konakawa in your dream?
That's right
The chairman and Osanai...
Tokita! What about Tokita?
Osanai! What's wrong?
Osanai!
No! No! Osanai! You can't go!
That body is mine! I will not allow you to act on your own!
My noble spirit needs that body!
When the two become one
Something's wrong.
Not just Tokita
Don't worry. We just need to get the mastermind.
A happy ending is around the corner.
But that mastermind is lost in his own delusion.
No problem.
We have backup.
Mr. Konakawa.
The number you called for assisting young children...
...is not available because of crowded tires in the Pacific Ocean...
...starting at 7:63 a.m.
The battle has ended.
Now...
...it's showtime!
Today's weather is dreamy...
...and will clear up after a sunny
The dream I had yesterday and today.
The happy and mundane world will vent their anger.
The dreams will grow and grow. Let's grow the tree that blooms money.
It's most valuable while it's still a bud.
That's right
If there is no flower
If there's nothing
If you're unhappy
Who would give up this throne?
I am the emperor
-I didn't choose you! -I didn't choose you!
God and Buddha will change religions.
The happy and mundane world will vent their anger.
Am I still dreaming?
Yes
You forgot this.
Thank you.
-Now
To clean up this mess.
Dreams and reality are merging?
Is this because of the DC Mini too?
Chief! Hold on!
Paprika?
No time for questions. Hurry up!
Why are you here?
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Is this reality?
Hurry! We have to get the mastermind!
It's as if we're in a dream.
Hurry!
Don't get ahead of yourself
Don't think you're always right!
Tokita.
-Let's go
Leave that irresponsible fatso.
Why don't you listen? You're a part of me!
Have you ever thought that maybe you are a part of me?
Do as I say!
To think that you can control yourself and others.
You're just like an old baldy I know.
Let's go. We need to stop the baldy and his excursions.
-Now! -No!
I can't just leave Tokita because I...
Because what?
Dr. Chiba!
She's become true to herself
An overweight spirit needs no diet!
Go forward
Tokita
The one I've been waiting for since historic times!
Your flute's melody is a sound for sore neurons!
Yes
Atsuko
A fragrant fat is a first class lunch!
It needs a little more spice.
Maybe a little paprika?
What is this?
A big hole.
I can see that!
-It's connected. -To the other world.
The other-- You mean...?
What should we do?
-Run? -You think so too?
Well-rounded achievement is missing a spice.
Paprika found!
Hey!
Paprika! Shima! Are you okay?
-Mr. Konakawa! -Konakawa.
Dr. Chiba?
I'm in a bind.
I can see that.
No. No. It's not that!
Sorry.
You're such a slob.
I know.
You're fat
It's not the outside that counts
Yeah.
To think
I swallow everything.
I know. You're so much fun.
Atsuko is dreaming.
-What is that? -Our chairman!
I feel great!
I am reborn!
Look! I am standing! With my own legs!
I am perfect!
I can control the dreams
Now
...I shall heal all deficiencies!
Way to go
Light and dark. Reality and dreams. Life and death. Man and...?
-Woman? -Woman?
Then you add the missing spice.
-Paprika? -Paprika?
Bingo.
Paprika!
The new cosmos begins with me!
Who is eating up my dream?
Is that Paprika?
Well
Why won't you obey?
Have we awoken from the dream?
I just had the best dream.
I had a good dream too. The first in a long time.
-I guess I've been dumped. -You mean you were serious?
But Paprika is a woman in your dreams.
That's true. I'll see her in my dreams again some day.
How are your dreams going?
I almost forgot about it.
Did you find out what was causing it?
The cause...
You didn't do anything wrong.
You just lived out our movie in real life.
That's why you became a cop.
It's truth that came from fiction. Always remember that.
Yeah
Welcome
I have a message for you from Miss Paprika.
I heard you caught the perpetrator in that homicide case. Congratulations.
I also have an announcement:
Atsuko's last name will change to Tokita.
P.S.
The movie Dreaming Kids was very good. I recommend it.
Dreaming Kids
One adult
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