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Satoshi Kon

Japanese anime director and manga artist (1963-2010) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 46

Satoshi Kon was a Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art University.

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A life in dates

2019Winsor McCay AwardAward2010Died24 August 20102008Perfect Blue Lecture SeriesSeries, HimselfAni*Kuri15Film, 2008Director, Writer2007Ani*Kuri15Series, DirectorTsutsui and Kon's PaprikaFilm, 2007Himself2006PaprikaFilm, Director, Writer2004Paranoia AgentSeries, Director, CreatorMemories of MemoriesFilm, 2004Paranoia Agent: Part 1Film, 2004Director2003Best Animated Feature Film 2003AwardThe Making of Millennium ActressFilm, 2003HimselfTokyo GodfathersFilm, 2003Director, Writer2002Millennium ActressFilm, Director, Writer2001Millennium Actress: TracksFilm1998Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview FileFilmPerfect BlueFilm, 1998Director1995MemoriesFilm, Writer1993JoJo's Bizarre AdventureSeries, Director, Writer1991World Apartment HorrorFilm, Writer1963Born12 October 1963

People around Satoshi

  • Perfect Blue 1998
  • Tokyo Godfathers 2003
  • Millennium Actress 2002
  • Paprika 2006
  • Memories 1995

Filmography 15

52 credits on file

Television 4

Awards

Winsor McCay Award2019
Best Animated Feature Film 20032003

About this person

He is best known for his acclaimed anime films Perfect Blue (1997), Millennium Actress (2001), Tokyo Godfathers (2003), and Paprika (2006), and the TV series Paranoia Agent (2004). In 2010, Kon died of pancreatic cancer at age 46.

Country
Japan
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1963 to 2010 · aged 46