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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.
Dec 19, 2019 · Published Dec 19, 2019. The late Satoshi Kon was a highly influential director, screenwriter, animator, and manga artist whose work has inspired major Hollywood directors like Darren Aronofsky and, some argue that even Christopher Nolan has drawn inspiration from Satoshi Kon's films.
Sep 10, 2021 · Kon Satoshi is in my opinion one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. He has steadily got more recognition in the English-speaking film discourse but I still get the feeling he isn't discussed nearly as much as he should be in my opinion.
Satoshi Kon. Writer: Tokyo Godfathers. Satoshi Kon was born in 1963. He studied at the Musashino College of the Arts. He began his career as a Manga artist. He then moved to animation and worked as a background artist on many films (including Roujin Z (1991) by 'Katsuhiro Otomo').
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.
Jan 26, 2023 · Alongside other brilliant anime auteurs like Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo ("Akira"), and Mamoru Oshii ("Ghost in the Shell") is Satoshi Kon, a filmmaker whose visceral...
Sep 7, 2022 · Satoshi Kon is a remarkable Japanese visual illusionist known for his distinct style of anime, as well as for consistently touching on themes relating to the blur between fiction and fantasy...
Aug 24, 2018 · Satoshi Kon, who passed away from pancreatic cancer at 46 on 24th August, 2010, was, to me, the boldest and most distinctive creator of Japanese animation.
