Paprika - The girl in Byakkoya by Susumu Hirasawa

[OrangeBandanna]

Oh what

Is that Megumi Hayashibara? Sweet.

[0rijinaru]

@OrangeBandanna Its Susumu Hirasawa...bakka!

[avaflava1]

Like The KAITO and Rin cover better, although this is good too

[0rijinaru]

@avaflava1 esta es la versión original...como comparas esas mierdas de vocaloid con esta obra de arte

[99figman]

@0rijinaru Yeah, I know this is the original XD And yeah, I like the Vocaloid one better too XD (Not a spanish speaker, so I went to google translate and got this, sorry if it's not correct: This is the original ... like shit compare to vocaloid with this work of art)

[avaflava1]

OMG LOLA

[misschelz1]

And THIS is how you use vocaloids to their full extent!!

[abixhv24310]

Es muy bonita la canvion! Pero prefiero la que canta KAITO.

[LeonLionheart67xoxox]

wow! I LOVE PAPRIKA <3 Isn't she pretty ^_^

[castor2356]

Me encanta esta canción es de las mejores que he escuchado en mi Vida :)

[0rijinaru]

@castor2356 concuerdo contigo!!!! es demasiado perfecta

[StareBeneJoe]

Che peccato. Mi sono dimenticato questo film... dovrei rivedermelo.

[ArmaniDemon]

Susumu Hirasawa is a genius.

[helldork]

Wow this seems cool. Must watch this...

[piteksama76]

juste extraordinaire , se film + cette OST qui n ait que admiration je respecte toute les personnes qui ont le privilégie de travailler pour cette œuvre nous vous sommes reconnaissant !! Quel Travaille !!!

[piteksama76]

you're me lucifer Mr. Satoshi Kon-sensei

[DoOdLeBaKa]

You're my hero Mr. Satoshi Kon-sensei. ;___;

[DehOtherGuy]

Honestly, I was annoyed with japanese animes, music and all, but after watching this movie and listening to this music, I realized that the japanese are genuinely, absolutely, BRILLIANT.

[DehOtherGuy]

At first glance I thought this movie was just boring, but when I really watched it, my jaw dropped. To create something so incredible, especially because of the perfect soundtrack, is mind boggling. Honestly one of the most magical things I have ever experienced, just the atmosphere and trippy, originality. LOVE THIS MOVIE!

[GecSword]

As a rule I despise Anime and most japanese "pop" shit. But Paprika is nothing short of outright magical. One of the best animated works I've ever had to privilege to watch.

[MangoCakesPro]

@GecSword The hell kind of a rule is that?

[HeeroYuy911]

This anime was awesome, and the music was epic.

[ReggaeMetalFox]

I just watched this film, and this video describes it better than words can. This song is so perfect as well, just beautiful.

[AbsentWithoutLeaving]

Pure joy. 

[pinoypride800]

4:26 "My dream is being raped - dreams are being raped."

[shithoagie]

5 people are fucking assholes. Thumbs up.

[MangoCakesPro]

I wanna marry this man's voice.

[MaieMaie1]

@MangoCakesPro LOOOOOL :D

[fredarc]

@MangoCakesPro I think I know what you mean

[otaku12fox]

this shows how good leon and lola can sing if u use them right :D

[nUspIk]

Just watched Paprika for the first time after having it recommended by all my anime-watching friends...the only other anime films I'd seen prior to this were Spirited Away and Ghost in the Shell.

It's like Satoshi Kon took the paranoid, uneasy amphetamine/psychedelic jitter of every Philip K. Dick book I've read (particularly The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch), but infused a hefty dose of ecstasy along with it.

This rave-esque music isn't exactly helping. :D

[dlwitness]

R.I.P Satoshi Kon, my legendary anime artist.

[QueenHyatt]

You know, it's crazy. I didn't really react all that much to the news that Satoshi Kon had died. I mean, it WAS really sad, but I couldn't really get worked up over the death of a person that I'd never met. Then just now I listened to this song while reading over his (heartbreaking) last message, and it hit me that we'll never see anything like this again. Ever. And I couldn't stop crying for a good half hour after. His death has got to be one of the great tragedies in anime history.

[PanMakaron]

Great film and theme song

[DjCyara]

everyone liking the movie should go and buy the book right now. it's from a man called yasutaka tsutsui, he published it as early as 1993!

[sirpwnsalot420]

is it just me or did inception rip of paprika

[TheDeidara93]

@sirpwnsalot420 Actually, Paprika was released in 2006...Inception was released 2010...The maker of inception admitted that he used the idea from paprika! Though I can definitely see the confusion! ^^

[TheDeidara93]

I just saw the movie...it was art! It was like abstract, moving art with a plot.... I loved the movie and I plan to watch Satoshi Kon's other movies as well!! Great movie!

[notthere83]

best anime i've ever seen, hands down. saw "perfect blue" after that because it was supposed to be similar in style but couldn't even sit through it. "paprika" has ruined me for other anime i'm afraid -_-

[PraiseDivineMercy]

@notthere83 Try Millennium Actress.

[invadersue]

Thanks for those awesome films, Satoshi-sama~!

You will stay in our memories.

A great movie.

It shows that animes are more than amusents just for children!

[AnthraxXT]

satoshi u will live long in our memories ....will never forget this movie.....

[slackologist]

just bought millennium actress and paprika on blue ray.. much love and respect to Satoshi Kon. He will be an inspiration for many years to come. I love this song, brings tears to the eyes.

[THEOTAKUGUYS]

satoshi kon was one of the greats RIP i cried when i read his last words online

[ArchaicSushi]

Why was there a beep at 1:06?

Great song and beautiful film. Omedetou Satoshi-san.

[fierlu]

Susumu Hirasawa has never written a song I don't like.

[0rijinaru]

@fierlu Hirasawa si escribe sus canciones idiota!..GENTE IGNORANTE

[GadGades]

A great song, best in the film. And I really liked Satoshi's films. He was one of the few that still did serious film like anime. The type of stuff that japan used to do during the economic boom, except he did regardless of climate. I'm not saying that whatever anime people consider adult isn't, but his professionalism, really set the standard and only studio ghibli has really kept doing serious anime films(aside from satoshi)

[bobbertq]

@MrRemorseless @Muthloveshispets what is the point you're dancing around, then?

[bobbertq]

@MyceliaProductions42 It is in the same arena as Spirited Away...a light show with no real point.

[MrRemorseless]

@bobbertq Haha, no. Paprika has a VERY strong point, it just doesn't make it dark and edgy like most films.

[Muthloveshispets]

@bobbertq Sometimes it's not about what a movie says, but what a movie does that makes it important. ;p Maybe it's better to be emersed than to be spoken to.................. or perhaps made to feel something. :3

[JodieIshmael1212]

:L This makes me want to watch the movie!

[GarethW09]

It was such a blow when I found out what happened to him. I'm studying film-making, and his films were such an influence on my writing style, how he blends reality and distorts the viewer's understanding of what is real and not, as well as his referencing of film-making in general. There's so much going on in Paprika is just staggering. He'll always remain as one of my favourite film-makers. (btw, not looking for thumbs up, just wanted to say that).

Also, love this song to bits! :D

[Atheneastro]

@GarethW09 Oh, well. We ought to be glad that the 'Japanese David Lynch' lived long enough to make these amazing films.

[LAHODICEA]

Esta canción es excelente, soy de Colombia y no me canso de escucharla. El nivel japones musicalmente hablando es genial y muy poco conocido en mi pais

[kdizzleproductions]

this kinda reminds me of paranoia agent, btw i love this song!

[fixinman]

@kdizzleproductions That's because they we done by the same people. Both the music and the shows.

[kdizzleproductions]

@fixinman oh cool i didnt know that thanks for the info! ^__^

[bizchazlien]

I'm still very sad he passed away . I spent 2000 alone watching Perfect Blue and it really made my night and made me a fan of his works! I loved(d) Paprika and have recommended it too all my friends! Satoshi Kon, rest in peace! We will never forget you!

[HaruhiHirasawa]

R.I.P Satoshi Kon 

[NAVEMAN3]

@HaruhiHirasawa when did he died?

[HaruhiHirasawa]

@NAVEMAN3 24.8.2010

[NAVEMAN3]

@HaruhiHirasawa Sorry about that I got the wrong guy. Well I'm going to miss his movies.

[HaruhiHirasawa]

@NAVEMAN3 It's nothing : ]

Me too ..

[sakuranumber1star]

this is probably the best film ever!

[SupahMarluxia]

Wow! I've only listened to the song, but I want to watch the movie now!

[GravityWithMe]

Ahh this music, Satoshi Kon, and Megumi Hayashibara's gorgeous voice. Truly the best thing I've ever experienced.

[Charonchan]

Rest in Peace...

[Tetrarque]

May he rest in peace. So sad he's gone by now...

[upyertube]

The death of Satoshi Kon is not only a blow to the world of anime, but to the worlds of cinema and art overall. I will honor him by re-watching Paprika amd Millenium Actress again today.

[NAVEMAN3]

@upyertube Don't forget paranoid agent.

[SigurTibbs]

@upyertube When great people pass on we should remember them, and learn from their lives. And then strive to continue their work.

[zakor33]

@upyertube thats a good idea. we should all honor him on the anniversery of his death by watching both :)

[timeillusion2]

is she god

[owrichards]

If you like this...please see the whole film...hard to describe but quite beautiful.

[MrRadaikon]

RIP Kon-Sama

[MrTheChompiras]

wtf he died? first jun seba now this...

[hiraikotsuember]

@MrTheChompiras RIGHT!!!!

[spasticwolf]

Wow, just watched this movie today and didn't know the director passed on. This movie has great visuals and quirky music. And of course gotta love the strong female leads. :)

[FeyrbrandSou]

RIP Satoshi Kon :(

[Bonbondoodle]

I can not believe LOLA is in this!

I mean seriously T_T

[otaku12fox]

@Bonbondoodle well lola is a good vocaloid its just most people dont know how to use her corectly they used leon here well as well

[TheRealGentleman]

Rest in peace, Mr. Kon.

[blitzklipze]

RIP Satoshi Kon. You will never be forgotten.

[Godai83]

Rest in peace.

[usubypopo]

he was still 46 years old...

[destroyah3034]

Excellent movie. May Satoshi Kon rest in peace knowing that he left such treasures to the anime community of today and those who come tomorrow.

[MadQueenAlice]

The anime world will never be the same without Satoshi Kon. Thank you for making such amazing stories for us to follow. I hope that you rest in peace.

[raitotiar]

RIP Satoshi Kon T_T

[Lululanouille]

RIP Awesome Satoshi Kon ;3;

[KyoKitty999]

RIP Satoshi Kon

[StFuzz]

Rest in Peace, Satoshi Kon.

You will be missed.

[Zumomaki]

RIP Satoshi Kon

[sgtOOX]

the director just died last night

not troling or joking, he will be greatly missed for all of his amazing works

Perfect BLue

Paranoia Agent

Paprika

Millennium Actress

Tokyo Godfathers

[FelinePi]

RIP Satoshi kun :(

[HongKongBangBang]

rip satoshi kon =[

[HlBlSCUS]

Awesome!!!!!!! <3

[Celevan]

there is indeed a passage in the song where a woman (for me it sounds like a tv announcer) speaks vietnamese.namely right before the salarymen jump from the roof.my sources?my vietnamese origin!!!!

[Kikaruu]

@Celevan Thanks, mate. I had suspected that was so. Have you taken a listen to some of his early albums, namely, Sim City and Siren?

[shawnde1]

that girl just defide the laws of laws

[jhkgyg098]

So Meiko katio and gakupo song this??

Im confussed peple are saying the Vocaloid did this and that can some help me out?

[taintedwithblood2]

@jhkgyg098 i doubt it has gakupo because of when it was made OAO gakupo didnt come out till 2008 and this movie was made...2006 so i do believe it is Meiko and Kaito with a real person singing the lead vocals. Of course the lead vocals may have been edited a bit to make the sound match better, but that's just my speculation.

[MarteauDeJustice]

@jhkgyg098 It's a real person singing the lyrics with some computer aftereffects. The beginning parts may be a vocaloid of some kind, but the main lyrics are a real person. His live performance is in the related videos.

[otaku12fox]

@jhkgyg098 lola and leon

[Theowest]

I wish I could walk around in my dreams

[kaizume]

@Theowest you can! its called a lucid dream! you can actualy do what ever you want in a lucid dream you just notice that your sleeping , and there you go. theres bunches of sites where you can learn how. but personaly i think you should just wake up an hour befor you usually do or just take a nap and it would be pretty easy to do one. have nice day!

[Theowest]

@kaizume I mean like.. Fully remembering them n stuff.

[judefu05]

excelente cancion!! la formula de esta dupla se repite en paranoia agent y paprika :D

[awesomelogic]

This is weirder than me.

Amazing.

[FolkenVanel]

Eindeutig ein Animefilm der sich nicht hinter den anderen Großen von Studio Ghibli oder ähnlichem verstecken muss. Ganz im Gegenteil. Auf seine eigene Art und Weise stellenweise sogar besser als die bekannten "Großen". Auf jedenfall ein Muss für jeden Anime Fan, und auch für nicht Anime Fan's.

[LawlietDNluver]

I love this song! Its so beautiful.

[theblahs]

where is the actual film version? I can't find it anywhere...

[voidofambition]

Satoshi Kon and Susumu Hirasawa. Hayao Miazaki's got Joe Hisaishi. Both are great pairings.

[LurciSilver]

This song makes me wanna jump, skip and fly around the world.

[michiXhime]

I love this song, It has a very dream-like quality to it that matches the movie perfectly.

[PeppermintCereal]

They officially used Vocaloid MEIKO in this :D

[UTAUxyz]

@PeppermintCereal Where'd you read that MEIKO was used? xD The Vocaloid wiki said Lola was used in this particular song and MEIKO was used in other songs... so I'm confused... I'm raising the issue on the discussion for the wiki article and I'd like a source to post ^^; considering I might use this song for a project pertaining to Vocaloid I'd like to now the correct one...

[PeppermintCereal]

@UTAUxyz They used MEIKO. Who the heck said that they used LOLA? It doesn't sound like LOLA to me :B Besides, LOLA sounds like a man.

[UTAUxyz]

@PeppermintCereal Right after I posted that I was poking around and saw people mentioning MEIKO. My friend who made a VSQ for this said that LOLA could be made to sound like that with a different vocal configuration, and I can definitely say that with the proper editing she doesn't always sound manly. I checked Vocaloid Wiki and that says LOLA, but it seems that it's debated a lot so I don't know for sure ^^;

[PeppermintCereal]

@UTAUxyz Well, MEIKO was more popular then ._. It's more likely that they used her.

[noodlerooster]

sounds like they used LEON too

[PeppermintCereal]

@noodlerooster It does too :O

[ChesireUtau]

@noodlerooster not LEON kaito just deep : D

[otaku12fox]

@PeppermintCereal no the man who made it said he used lola and leon not meiko and kaito i thought it was them but i read and he said he used them people dont know how to use lola and leon corectly but obiuosly the man who made this dose

[PeppermintCereal]

@otaku12fox Oh, derp. /misinformed by a signature

[jilllover96]

i have no idea why, but this reminds me of spirited away.

[chukunezu82]

i love this song. so beautiful. :D love the movie. kept me anxious for more.

[joemanses]

beautiful animation (and song of course), but I STILL say Paprika is Kon's weakest work to date. It felt too much like an awkward mix of psychological thriller and retro throwback to various eras of american and japanese film styles without ever obtaining any real artistic cohesiveness. Even though it made for some great aesthetics, I felt like the Kon's execution was off, especially in the 3rd act.

[hymnofashes]

@joemanses Tokyo Godfathers was much, much, much worse.

[joemanses]

@hymnofashes hey, I really liked tokyo Godfathers, but I could see where you're coming from. This movie just personally rubbed me the wrong way, but TG definitely had its weak points Still though, pretty much everything Kon makes is well above the standard fair in anime, so I suppose I shouldn't be bashing it.

[sheepoxunicorn3333]

why there's a part of Vietnamese speaking? a girl said "Xin chao cac ban, day la chuong trinh cua chung toi" in 2:35. Need an answer

[Kikaruu]

@sheepoxunicorn3333 This is Susumu Hirasawa. He is inspired by many cultures, and that fact is very evident in his work -- from the Thai on his album "Sim City" to the Vietnamese you hear here.

[MarteauDeJustice]

@Kikaruu This song is completely in Japanese, according to most lyrics I've found.

[Kikaruu]

@MarteauDeJustice Oh? I hadn't realized. However, it is a fact that Susumu Hirasawa doesn't always stick to one language within a song. So, if someone (namely, sheepoxunicorn3333 who I was speaking to) claims to hear Vietnamese in a predominantly Japanese song, I'm not one to argue. (Unless I know for a fact that the lyrics in question, at 2:35, are indeed Japanese and not Vietnamese as suspected.) Thanks for the heads up, though! :D

[MyceliaProductions42]

This was a deeply beautiful movie, and I put it in the same arena as Spirited Away. :-)

[AnimationWarehouse]

Paprika is my favourite movie ever! ans this is such a good song!

[BURniNG6t54]

This song strikes me as being very silly. Probably because I don't know the lyrics, and I'm not familiar with asian music.

But I still like it. It's quirky, and beautiful in its own way.

[darkpearlprincess]

*.*

Tengo que verla xD

[akavitsuma]

beautiful in many ways.

[benutzer29915022]

LOLz Sigmund Freud would have have had Freude/fun with this movie... Its about Psychatry and dreams

[nandabun]

Ah.. Paprika.. this song always makes me cry..

[TheHighRoller473]

I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I find some connection with this song and myself.Damnit, this song is amazing and nothing short of beautiful!

[azmariah94]

I can never get tired of this song. One of my favorites of all time! It incorporates the traditional Japanese way of singing with modern music to accompany it. Amazing!

[briantat]

wow vietnamse at 2:36 - 2:242 0.0

[EvilMofoShelley]

wow..

This looks like my kind of movie.

[Ch40sW4rl0ck]

Watch it, seriously.

I had to watch it twice before it made and sense to me, but then I realised: they are dreams, they dont have to make sense! xD

[ADRemy]

Does anyone know where I can download this song? It's amazing.

[CaseyComicCompany]

it's on Itunes, Paprika Soundtrack

[horusisisi]

i just saw this movie n; i liked it so much... the music themes are fantastic

[ehat2358]

@horusisisi where can i watch the movie?

[horusisisi]

@ehat2358

I just found this website for you...

asian-horror-movies,com/papr.p­hp

I'm watching the movie, it seems to be ok, good quality. looks like it's complete n' no need to log in to see it.

enjoy!!!

(use dot instead of comma in the web address)

[TheHighRoller473]

This movie is fantastic!

[Brolly5]

Paprika is so cute.

[tangocash84]

i want to jump in the air like Paprika at 2:00  ! it looks so fun! loved the movie!

[SuperShanko]

Satoshi Kon and Susumu Hirasawa duo are like the japanese counter part to Tim Burton and Danny Elfman when it comes to fitting unique music to a unique movie.

[xlawsjustice]

@SuperShanko except tim burton has only one type of unique movie " dark and wierd" i love his movies but he's not one for changing a winning formula

[ThePanqueques]

@SuperShanko you can definitely draw parallels between Elfman and Sususmu's respective career paths, particularly the early years.

[DenOfVipers]

@SuperShanko UGH.

[galamotshaku]

@SuperShanko Theres no point of comparison this is way better than the Tim Burton rapped child traumatic stories.

[goshops]

@SuperShanko It is a shame Satoshi Kon passed away.

[ResurrectionJoe]

@SuperShanko More like Leone/Morricone.

[Rintallow]

最高ｗｗｗｗｗｗ

[hawijad]

This is Amazing!

[chem88nguyen]

wow, the random vietnamese lyrics caught me off guard... lol

[annas0sweets]

all the jumping salarymen ; i loled.

ITS SHOWTIME

*splat*