© Madhouse, Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. All Rights Reserved.Director Satoshi Kon, famous for such twisted classics of Japanese animation as Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress, and Tokyo Godfathers, will be in New York for two film showcases. Along with the Beyond Imagination retrospective at the Lincoln Center, New York-Tokyo and All-Nippon Airways are presenting his most recent film, Paprika, along with a special appearance and talk by director Satoshi Kon himself. This screening is FREE with RSVP! Hit the jump for more info and to RSVP. 

ANA PRESENTS“NIPPON EIGA” SERIES: PART 13Paprika- with special guest appearance by director Satoshi Kon -Monday, June 30thDoors Open 6:15pm, Director Talks: 7:00pm, followed by ScreeningThe ImaginAsian: 239 East 59th Street, NYC 

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Japan |2006 |90 min. |Japanese with English subtitles 

© Madhouse, Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. All Rights Reserved. Based on the Japanese novel of the same name by Yasutaka Tsutsui, PAPRIKA follows the story of what can happen when scientists build a machine to see into dreams. This animated film, directed by Satoshi Kon, with animation done by Madhouse Studios, follows the story of Dr. Atsuko Chiba, a psychotherapist. When a prototype machine for dream viewing goes missing and an assistant takes flight, she dons the alter-ego “Paprika”, and enters the dream world as a detective to discover who is behind the plot.Media Contact:Taeko B.taeko @ newyork-tokyo.com© Madhouse, Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics. All Rights Reserved.Director Satoshi KonBorn in 1963, Satoshi Kon went to Musashino Art University and studied Visual Communication Design. While at the University, he made his debut as a manga (Japanese comic) artist at Young Magazine.His anime work includes: ROUJIN Z, as a background artist; RUN, MEROS as a layout artist; PATLABOR 2 as a background and layout artist, and MEMORIES as a background and layout artist and screenwriter. His unique composition, where everything within the frame is clearly defined and cleverly laid out attracted the industry’s attention. In 1998, he made his directorial debut with PERFECT BLUE, which gained him international attention, followed by MILLENNIUM ACTRESS and TOKYO GODFATHERS. All of his feature films have been screened at the top international film festivals around the world. In 2004, he directed his first TV series, PARANOIA AGENT. PAPRIKA is his latest anime feature.Powered by WufooBy NYT