Paprika

Available to buy and rent on DVD
24th September 2007

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From SATOSHI KON, the acclaimed director of Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers, comes Paprika, the stunning Japanese animated sci-fi film which is released to buy and rent on DVD from 24th September 2007, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Based on the original futuristic story, Paprika was written by the great master of Japanese literature, YASUTAKA TSUTSUI, in 1993 and is the psychedelic story of a female detective who investigates criminal cases by entering the dreams of her subjects. With music composed by SUSUMU HIRASAWA, who also wrote the soundtrack for KON’s award-winning film, Millennium Actress, and equally lauded television series, Paranoia Agent.

In the near future, a revolutionary new psychotherapy treatment called PT has been invented. Through a device called the "DC Mini" it is able to act as a "dream detective" to enter into people's dreams and explore their unconscious thoughts. Before the government can pass a bill authorizing the use of such advanced psychiatric technology, one of the prototypes is stolen. In the wrong hands, the potential misuse of the device could be devastating, allowing the user to completely annihilate a dreamer's personality while they are asleep. Renowned scientist, Dr. Atsuko Chiba, enters the dream world under her exotic alter-ego, Paprika, in an attempt to discover who is behind the plot to undermine the new invention.

DVD RRP: £19.99
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 87 mins
DVD Extras: Film maker commentary

Tekkonkinkreet

Available to buy and rent on DVD
24th September 2007

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From the producer of Animatrix, the award-winning anime film Tekkonkinkreet is unlike anything ever seen before, a hybrid of cutting-edge 3D CGI technology and traditional Japanese animation, and is available to buy and rent on DVD from 24th September 2007, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Based on the comic book by TAIYOU MATSUMOTO (Ping Pong), the title is a play on the Japanese words for “concrete”, “steel”, and “muscle”. Directed by MICHAEL ARIAS, dynamic Tekkonkinkreet combines the imaginative fantasy and action elements of the best in Japanese animation with a dark and modern children's story.

Black and White are two orphans who roam the streets of Treasure Town, beating down any thug or yakuza who gets in their way. When mysterious foreign entrepreneurs appear with the intention of tearing down Treasure Town and replacing it with an amusement park, Black and White face their greatest adversaries yet. It is up to the destructive Black to save the fate of the city and up to the gentle White to save Black from his own dark nature.

DVD RRP: £19.99