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26 597Kon, Satoshi
今 敏
- Date de Naissance
- 12 oct. 1963 (62 ans)
- Autres noms
- 鰐淵良宏, Yoshihiro Wanibuchi
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Died: August 24, 2010 (aged 46) Birth place: Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan Satoshi Kon was a Japanese director most known for 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. Kon made his directorial debut film, Perfect Blue, in 1997, followed by Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika and the television series Paranoia Agent. A fifth film, The Dream Machine, was also in production at the time of his death but was cancelled afterwards. All of his works as a director were made by Studio Madhouse, where he was a staff director, along with Rintaro and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. He was a founder and part of the 15-member steering committee of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group. Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer shortly before his 47th birthday. Before dying, he left a final statement on his blog.
