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Satoshi Kon (今 敏, Kon Satoshi, October 12, 1963 – August 24, 2010) was a Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).
Satoshi Kon was a Japanese director of anime films. Kon started his career as a manga artist and editor in Young Magazine, and then made his screenwriting debut with Magnetic Rose, a section of the anthology film Memories.
Satoshi Kon was a Japanese writer, director and animator of acclaimed anime films such as Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress and Paprika. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2010, leaving his final project Yume Miru Kikai unfinished.
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Apr 1, 2022 · Learn about the anime auteur who influenced Aronofsky and Nolan with his surreal and suspenseful films. Stream his complete feature films and documentary online until April 10.
Aug 27, 2010 · TOKYO — Acclaimed Japanese animated film director Satoshi Kon, known for “Tokyo Godfathers,” “Millennium Actress” and other prize-winning movies, has died of pancreatic cancer. He was 46.
Aug 26, 2010 · Satoshi Kon, a Japanese filmmaker and comic-book artist whose dazzling visual compositions and humane, emotionally resonant stories won him a devoted following in animation circles and...
Feb 11, 2002 · Now, four years after his breakthrough, this former protégé of Katsuhiro Otomo unveils his follow-up, Millennium Actress (Sennen Joyu). Far from falling victim to the dreaded sophomore slump, Kon has created a more than worthy successor.
