Paprika vs Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.8/10 for Paprika). Perfect Blue is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 30m. Perfect Blue is the older of the two (1998 against 2006). Both are animation, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Paprika
Perfect Blue| Paprika | Perfect Blue | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 22m |
| Genres | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller | Animation, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Satoshi Kon | Satoshi Kon |
| Main cast | Akio Otsuka, Hideyuki Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Furuya | Emi Shinohara, Rica Matsumoto, Shin-ichiro Miki, Junko Iwao, Hideyuki Hori |
Synopsis
Paprika
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.
Perfect Blue
Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
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