Panini Video is proud to present to the Italian public PARANOIA AGENT, the first animated series created by the great Japanese director Satoshi Kon, the author famous throughout the world for masterpieces such as Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers and the recent Paprika, which had its world premiere at the last Venice Film Festival and which is in the running for an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Film. PARANOIA AGENT is an original story in 13 episodes, created by the author together with his historic partner, the Madhouse studio, famous for creating anime such as Trigun, Gungrave and Nana.
As is to be expected from a sophisticated author such as Kon, PARANOIA AGENT is a complex and richly symbolic title, a highly unusual product aimed at a demanding public. The story is set in present-day Tokyo, and revolves around a mysterious criminal who attacks passers-by, hitting them with a strange baseball bat. His first victim is the young and introverted Tsukiko Sagi, a designer famous for having created a highly popular mascot in Japan, but who is now in the grip of a creative crisis. No-one knows who this mysterious criminal is, or why he commits his crimes: the only sure thing is that he seems to be a primary school boy who moves around on rollerblades. Two investigators begin following the case but they immediately understand there is something strange going on. A journey into an ambiguous reality created by the people’s paranoid ravings. A journey invented and realized by one of the greatest contemporary authors!
BIOGRAPHY
Satoshi Kon was born in Hokkaido on October 12 1963. When he was young he attended art school with the intention of becoming a painter, and on finishing his studies he began working for the manga World Apartment Horror on the texts of the famous author Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of AKIRA and Steamboy. In 1991 he made his debut in the world of animation with Roujin Z, working alongside Otomo, an author who would heavily influence Kon’s early style. In 1993 he collaborated with Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL, BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE) on the film Patlabor 2: The Movie, while in 1996 he worked on one of the episodes of the film Memories, based on another manga by Otomo. Finally in 1997 he made his directorial debut with Perfect Blue, a thriller which brought him awards from the FantAsia Film Festival in Montréal and the Fantasporto Film Festival in Portugal. His second film was Millenium Actress (2001), followed by Tokyo Godfathers (2003), another great success both at home and the rest of the world. Later he turned his efforts to PARANOIA AGENT, and finally to Paprika, his most recent production, which is enjoying great success throughout the world.
DUBBING CAST
TSUKIKO SAGI > ALESSIA AMENDOLA
• Andrea Bowen in "Desperate Housewives" (Julie Mayer)
• "The Incredibles" (Voice of Violet Parr)
• "Robots" (Voice of Piper)
MITSUHIRO MANIWA > LORIS LODDI
• Val Kilmer in "The Doors" (Jim Morrison), "Batman Forever" (Bruce Wayne / Batman), "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (Montgomery), "The Salton Sea" (Danny Parker / Tom Van Allen), "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" (Gay Perry)
• Quentin Tarantino in "From Dusk to Dawn" (Richard Gecko), "Four Rooms" (Chester)
• Brad Pitt in "Troy" (Achilles)
• Edward Norton in "Kingdom of Heaven" (King Baldwin IV)
• Robert Carlyle in "Eragon" (Durza)
• Vincent D'Onofrio in "Full Metal Jacket" (Soldier "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence)
• "The Jungle Book" (Voice of Mowgli)
• "Little Remi and Famous Dog Capi" (Voice of Remi)
• D.B. Woodside in "Buffy" (Headmaster Robin Wood)
• Clayton Norcross in "Beautiful" (Thorne Forrester, 1st voice)
KEIIKI IKARI > NINO PRESTER
• Gary Oldman in "Lost in Space" (Dr. Smith / Spider), "The Contender" (Runyon), "Hannibal" (Mason), "Basquiat" (Albert Milo), "Sin" (Storm), "Interstate 60" (O.W. Grant)
• Jean Reno in "Mission: Impossible" (Krieger), "Les Rivieres Pourpres" (Commiss. Pierre Niemans), "Rollerball" (2002) (Alexis Petrovich)
• "Final Fantasy" (Voice of Maj. Elliott)
• Neil Flynn in "Scrubs" (The Janitor)
SHONEN BAT > ANDREA METE
• Justin Timberlake in "Edison City" (Joshua Pollack), "Alpha Dog" (Frankie Ballenbacher)
• Ashton Holmes in "A History of Violence" (Jack Stall)
• Marshall Allman in "Prison Break" (LJ Burrows)
• Brady Corbet in "24" (Derek Huxley)
THE OLD MAN > DANTE BIAGIONI
• Alec Guinness in "Kafka"
• Vincent Price in "Edward Scissorhands" (Inventor), "The Whales of August" (Mr. Maranov)
• Anthony Perkins in "The Black Hole" (Dr. Alex Durant)
• "Asterix and the Magic Potion" (Voice of Abraracourcix)
• "Robots" (Voice of Mr. Gunk)
• Donny Most in "Happy Days" (Ralph Malph, 2nd voice)
• Pat Morita in "Happy Days" (Arnold, 2nd voice)