Dante Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 (edited) Animenewsnetwork = Jim Vowles, a member of the Otakorp Board of Directors for the Otakon convention, has announced on Tuesday that director Satoshi Kon has passed away. Kon was 47. The staff of Otakon confirmed his passing with MADHOUSE studio founder Masao Maruyama. Maruyama had wrote on his Twitter account on Tuesday night in Japan that an important director of the studio had suddenly passed away. However, Maruyama declined to name the director at the time. Kon began working as a manga creator on such works as Kaikisen (1990) before deciding to delve into the anime industry with the art design of Hiroyuki Kitakubo and Katsuhiro Otomo's Roujin Z video in 1991. He then worked on the script and art direction of "Magnetic Rose," a segment of Otomo's 1995 science-fiction anthology film Memories. Kon first drew worldwide attention with his feature film directorial debut, the psychological suspense film Perfect Blue, in 1997. He would follow that with a string of critically acclaimed anime projects: Millennium Actress (2001), Tokyo Godfathers (2003), Paranoia Agent (2004), and Paprika (2006). At the time of his passing, Kon was working at MADHOUSE on a new feature film called Yume-Miru Kikai. R.I.P Satoshi Kon. Perfect Blue is one of my favorite animation films. Edited August 24, 2010 by Dante
Ashley Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 I knew the name was familiar but it didn't connect until the end. Shame really, some great films. Keep meaning to check out Millennium Actress actually. Perfect Blue was one of the first DVDs I got <random fact>
Rinha Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 I have to say, i was absolutely gobsmacked when i heard these news yesterday. And quite upset, actually. Absolutely adored Kon's work, with the breathtaking Paranoia Agent leading the way. A huge loss for the anime world.
Pyxis Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika are two of my fav films. RIP.
Oxigen_Waste Posted August 26, 2010 Posted August 26, 2010 Shit, he was still young and productive... this sucks. I find it odd that so little people have seen Millenium Actress... it's, by far, his best movie, and that's saying something, considering his credentials!
Ashley Posted August 26, 2010 Posted August 26, 2010 His...death note? Not sure what to call it. His parting words to the world I suppose: http://www.japanator.com/elephant/photo.phtml?post_key=16301&photo_key=20885
Guy Posted August 26, 2010 Posted August 26, 2010 His last words are really something. Couldn't get all the way through. Way too depressing.
Pyxis Posted August 26, 2010 Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) Kept getting virus alerts because of that URL. Avoid it if you can... http://www.japanator.com/satoshi-kon-1963-2010-16301.phtml&mainnav=&track=featurebox Edited August 26, 2010 by Pyxis
S.C.G Posted August 27, 2010 Posted August 27, 2010 Wow, this guy was something of an understated legend, renown for the handful of brilliant films that he produced, Perfect Blue was one of the first Anime films I'd ever seen and its always been a favourite of mine ever since... this is sad news indeed. R.I.P Satoshi Kon.
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