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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.
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- Magnetic Rose (8.2/10) Satoshi Kon's best film, according to IMDb, is Magnetic Rose, which is actually a short film that was part of an anthology called Memories.
- Perfect Blue (8.0/10) Perfect Blue is a 1997 film that, while not written by Kon, was directed by him. The film tells the story of Mima Kirigoe, a pop singer who retires from music to pursue acting, and finds herself becoming the victim of a stalker.
- Millennium Actress (7.9/10) Millennium Actress is a 2001 film by Satoshi Kon which follows two documentary filmmakers who interview a retired acting legend named Chiyoko Fujiwara, but in telling them her life story, the lines between reality and cinema begin to blur as the filmmakers travel through her memories and career.
- Tokyo Godfathers (7.8/10) Tokyo Godfathers is Kon's third anime movie as a director which follows three homeless people who find a newborn baby (which they name Kiyoko, based on the Japanese translation of Silent Night), and the hijinks that ensue over the series of coincidences the trio find themselves on as they try to find the baby's parents.
Apr 1, 2022 · The Japanese director known for influential films like ‘Paprika’ and ‘Perfect Blue’ died of pancreatic cancer in 2010.
Apr 25, 2016 · Satoshi Kon is highly celebrated for his four movies (Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika) and one TV series (Paranoia Agent). Lesser known, but absolutely worth reading if you want to better understand his development as an artist, is his manga work.
Oct 17, 2018 · Here’s the list of all top Satoshi Kon anime, ranked from good to best. You can watch a couple of these Satoshi Kon movies on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime. 4. Tokyo Godfathers. The easiest feature of Kon’s to overlook is one of his most visually and perceptively sophisticated.
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It has been nearly 10 years since anime director Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 46. Despite the relatively young age at which he died in August 2010, Kon is one of the...
