Paprika Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details

4 of the most interesting Paprika easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Paprika movie message.

Paprika poster
Paprika poster
Paprika Plot

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all Hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.

Genre Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director Satoshi Kon
Stars Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Furuya, Kôichi Yamadera, Katsunosuke Hori
IMDB score 7.7

Paprika Movie Easter Eggs

1 - The sign for the abandoned amusement park features characters that were to be in dir. Satoshi Kon's next film, Dreaming Machine. The film was left unfinished upon Kon's death in 2010.

The sign for the abandoned amusement park features characters that were to be in dir. Satoshi Kon's next film, Dreaming Machine. The film was left unfinished upon Kon's death in 2010.

Paprika movie hidden details

1 - When detective Konakawa is explaining ways to shoot movies in his dream, he is dressed like famous Japanese director Akira Kurosawa

When detective Konakawa is explaining ways to shoot movies in his dream, he is dressed like famous Japanese director Akira Kurosawa

Toshimi explains that 'Pan Focus' means everything in the frame can be in focus at once. As he does this, the blurry chairs in the background slowly come into focus

When the main characters are driving down the motorway, the back of the car is sagging quite dramatically because the very overweight Dr. Tokita is sat in the back of the car.