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title: "Paprika: cast and crew"
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cast: 30
crew: 47
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# Paprika (2006): cast and crew

30 cast and 47 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Megumi Hayashibara](https://film.one/person/megumi-hayashibara.md) as Paprika / Atsuko Chiba (voice)
- [Tohru Emori](https://film.one/person/tohru-emori.md) as Seijiro Inui (voice)
- [Katsunosuke Hori](https://film.one/person/katsunosuke-hori.md) as Torataro Shima (voice)
- [Toru Furuya](https://film.one/person/toru-furuya.md) as Kosaku Tokita (voice)
- [Akio Otsuka](https://film.one/person/akio-otsuka.md) as Toshimi Konakawa (voice)
- [Koichi Yamadera](https://film.one/person/koichi-yamadera.md) as Morio Osanai (voice)
- [Hideyuki Tanaka](https://film.one/person/hideyuki-tanaka.md) as Guy (voice)
- [Satoshi Kon](https://film.one/person/satoshi-kon.md) as Jinnai (voice)
- [Yasutaka Tsutsui](https://film.one/person/yasutaka-tsutsui.md) as Kuga (voice)
- [Satomi Korogi](https://film.one/person/satomi-korogi.md) as Japanese Doll (voice)
- [Rikako Aikawa](https://film.one/person/rikako-aikawa.md) as Nobue Kakimoto (voice)
- [Shinya Fukumatsu](https://film.one/person/shinya-fukumatsu.md) as (voice)
- Kumiko Izumi as (voice)
- Eiji Miyashita as (voice)
- [Mitsuo Iwata](https://film.one/person/mitsuo-iwata.md) as Yasushi Tsumura (voice)
- Shinichiro Ohta as (voice)
- Akiko Kawase as (voice)
- Anri Katsu as (voice)
- Kozo Mito as (voice)
- Keiichiro Endo as (voice)
- Katsunori Kobayashi as (voice)
- Hiroshi Mizuguchi as (voice)
- Yuu Asano as (voice)
- Masayori Hayashi as (voice)
- Masami Takayama as (voice)
- Yoko Yabe as (voice)
- Asami Anami as (voice)
- Miho Homma as (voice)
- Seiko Ueda as (voice)
- Daisuke Sakaguchi as Kei Himuro (voice) (uncredited)

## Directing

- [Satoshi Kon](https://film.one/person/satoshi-kon.md): Director

## Writing

- [Satoshi Kon](https://film.one/person/satoshi-kon.md): Screenplay
- [Yasutaka Tsutsui](https://film.one/person/yasutaka-tsutsui.md): Novel
- [Seishi Minakami](https://film.one/person/seishi-minakami.md): Screenplay

## Production

- [Jungo Maruta](https://film.one/person/jungo-maruta.md): Producer, Executive Producer
- [Masao Takiyama](https://film.one/person/masao-takiyama.md): Producer
- Yukiko Ninokata: Associate Producer
- Taro Morishima: Associate Producer

## Camera

- [Michiya Katō](https://film.one/person/michiya-kato.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Takeshi Seyama](https://film.one/person/takeshi-seyama.md): Editor
- [Yumi Jinguji](https://film.one/person/yumi-jinguji.md): Editor
- Hiroaki Hirabayashi: Color Timer

## Sound and music

- Masafumi Mima: Sound Director
- Mikio Mori: Dolby Consultant
- Shizuo Kurahashi: Sound Effects
- Tsutomu Kawahigashi: Dolby Consultant
- Kunio Ando: Sound Mixer
- [Susumu Hirasawa](https://film.one/person/susumu-hirasawa.md): Original Music Composer

## Art

- Nobutaka Ike: Art Direction
- Hisashi Ikeda: Background Designer
- Masako Okada: Background Designer
- Shinichi Uehara: Background Designer
- Kaoru Inoda: Background Designer
- Naruyo Kiriyama: Background Designer
- Junko Ina: Background Designer

## Visual effects

- [Michiya Katō](https://film.one/person/michiya-kato.md): CGI Director
- Masashi Ando: Animation Director, Character Designer
- Kaichi Honma: Key Animation
- Kenichi Konishi: Key Animation
- Tetsuya Kumagai: Key Animation
- Ei Inoue: Key Animation
- Takashi Kawaguchi: Key Animation
- Hiroyuki Okiura: Key Animation
- Michio Mihara: Key Animation
- Hideki Hamasu: Key Animation
- Mitsunori Murata: Key Animation
- Hisashi Eguchi: Key Animation
- Shinji Hashimoto: Key Animation
- Michiyo Suzuki: Key Animation
- Toshiyuki Inoue: Key Animation
- Kumiko Kawana: Key Animation
- Norimoto Tokura: Key Animation
- Yoshimi Itazu: Key Animation
- Yasunori Miyazawa: Key Animation
- Tomohisa Shitara: VFX Artist
- Satoshi Hashimoto: Color Designer

## Crew

- Keiko Itogawa: Special Effects

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