Satoshi Kon Dies at 46
Anime star Satoshi Kon has died of pancreatic cancer, reports AFP. He was 46 years old.
Kon directed the films PERFECT BLUE, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, TOKYO GODFATHERS and PAPRIKA, which showed at the Venice Film Festival and won the audience prize at the 2007 Brussels Anime Festival.
At the time of his death, he was working on DREAM MACHINE, a robot adventure film for children.
He was born in Hokkaido. Kon went on to attend the Musashino Art University, where he launched his career as a manga artist in 1985.
Kon directed the films PERFECT BLUE, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, TOKYO GODFATHERS and PAPRIKA, which showed at the Venice Film Festival and won the audience prize at the 2007 Brussels Anime Festival.
At the time of his death, he was working on DREAM MACHINE, a robot adventure film for children.
He was born in Hokkaido. Kon went on to attend the Musashino Art University, where he launched his career as a manga artist in 1985.
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It's a shame that Satoshi Kon's astonishing cinematic vision should be snuffed out at such an early age.
He was on a journey that took his animation deep into the human psyche, a long way from all the kiddie animation that the "industry" relies on for its profits.
Others will follow in his pioneering footsteps.
A sad loss.
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