Paprika (Japanese: パプリカ, Hepburn: Papurika) is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon.[2] The film is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui.[3][4] It is Kon's fourth and final feature film before his death in 2010.[5][6] The script was co-written by Kon and Seishi Minakami, who also wrote for Kon's TV series Paranoia Agent,[7] the character design and animation director was Masashi Ando (known for Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Your Name),[8] the music was composed by Kon's frequent collaborator Susumu Hirasawa,[8] and the art director was Nobutaka Ike, who worked on all of Kon's works.[9] Japanese animation studio Madhouse animated and produced the film.