Year 2
Host: Chetrinity
Main Cast:
Millennium Actress (MA): Miyoko Shōji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Shōzō Iizuka, Shōko Tsuda, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Hisako Kyōda, Kōichi Yamadera, Masane Tsukayama
Paprika (P): Megumi Hayashibara, Tōru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tōru Furuya, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera, Hideyuki Tanaka
Tokyo Godfathers (TG): Tōru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Satomi Koorgi, Shouzou Iizuka, Seizou Katou, Hiroya Ishimaru
Perfect Blue (PB): Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shiho Niiyama, Masaaki Okura, Shinpachi Tsuji, Emiko Furukawa
Director: Satoshi Kon
Cinematography: Hisao Shirai (MA), Michiya Katou (P), Katsutoshi Sugai (TG), Hisao Shirai (PB)
Screenplay by: Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai (PB), Seishi Minakami (P), Sadayuki Murai(MA)
Musical Score: Masahiro Ikumi (PB), Keiichi Suzuki, Moonriders (TG), Susumu Hirasawa (P and MA)
Year of Release: 2001 (MA), 2006 (P), 2003 (TG), 1197 (PB)
Rating: 12 (MA), 15 (P), 12 (TG), U (PB)
Genre: Psychological Thriller (PB), Tragicomedy Adventure (TG), Science-Fiction, Psychological Thriller (P), Drama (MA)
Country: Japan
Awards Won:
Budget: $1.2 million (MA), ¥300 million (P), $2.4 million (TG), ¥90 million (PB)
Watch Millennium Actress
Watch Paprika
Watch Tokyo Godfathers
Watch Perfect Blue
Adapted for Film from Paprika by Yasutaka Tsutsui, Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis by Yoshikazu Takeuchi
Duration: 1hr 30mins (P), 1hr 26mins (MA), 1hr 31mins (TG) 1hr 30mins (PB)
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