[Obituary] Satoshi Kon, an anime director who worked on works such as “Paprika” and “Millennium Actress,” has passed away.



Anime director Satoshi Kon, who worked on films such as ``

Millennium Actress ,'' which won the grand prize in the animation section of the Japan Media Arts Festival, and `` Paprika ,'' which was submitted to the competition section of the 63rd Venice Film Festival, announced his debut on August 24. He passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 46 years old.

The latest diary on the official website was updated on August 23rd, and there were also tweets until the night of August 23rd, so it seems that he was communicating his activities until the end.

Notice of death of Satoshi Kon - KON'S TONE
http://konstone.s-kon.net/modules/info/index.php?page=article&storyid=37



The official website KON'S TONE made the announcement just after 3pm on the 25th, but it seems that the news had already spread throughout the anime industry from late at night on the 23rd to early morning on the 24th, and the director and general manager of animation production studio

Gainax has been announced. Yasuhiro Takeda, the current director, tweeted at 2:36 on the 25th that the director had passed away due to cancer.





Manga artist Masami Yuuki also received news of his death from a reliable source and commented, ``He was an absolutely reliable writer.''



Additionally, according to Slashdot Japan , staff at the overseas anime/manga event `` OTAKON '' announced that Madhouse's president, Masao Maruyama, announced shortly after 5pm on the 23rd, ``Now, Madhouse's important director has suddenly passed away...'' In response to this tweet, he contacted Maruyama and confirmed that this was about the director.



Satoshi Kon Official Site - KON'S TONE



Director Kon made his debut as a manga artist in Weekly Young Magazine while attending Musashino Art University. I worked as an assistant to

Katsuhiro Otomo, who is known for `` AKIRA ''. After that, he started working in animation, partly because he originally wanted to be an animator, and made his directorial debut in 1997 with the film ``Perfect Blue'', which was based on a novel by Yoshikazu Takeuchi.

``Millennium Actress,'' which he directed in 2002, won the Grand Prize in the Animation Division at the Japan Media Arts Festival along with Hayao Miyazaki's ``Spirited Away,'' and won the Best Animated Film Award and Artistic Award at the Fantasia Film Festival in Canada. It received high acclaim both domestically and internationally, including winning the Innovation Award and the Best Asian Film Award at the Sitges Catalonia International Film Festival.

In 2003, `` Tokyo Godfathers '' was nominated for the Academy Award in the animated feature category, along with ``Millennium Actress.'' However, unfortunately, neither work was able to win the award.

The last articles in the diary are ``100 Movies Selected by the ``Dreaming Machine'' Team, Part 1'' and ``100 Movies Selected by the ``Dreaming Machine'' Team , which are compiled mainly from titles that often come up in conversations in the ``Dreaming Machine'' production team.・As a continuation of 'Part 2 ,' it was a compilation of works that the director felt it would be a shame to leave them out of the list.

NOTEBOOK »NOTEBOOK» Blog Archive » Kind Intercession - KON'S TONE
http://konstone.s-kon.net/modules/notebook/archives/562

・Added at 10:30
He was a highly acclaimed director not only in Japan but also overseas, and has been reported on overseas as well.

Perfect Blue/Paprika Director Satoshi Kon Passes Away (Updated) - News - Anime News Network
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-24/award-winning-director-satoshi-kon-passes-away

Influential Anime Director Satoshi Kon Has Died - IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/news/ni3963353/

Satoshi Kon, Anime Filmmaker, Dies at 46 - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/arts/design/26kon.html

传《红辣椒》Director played by Jin Jin, who passed away from cancer at the age of 47 years old (image)_Shadow Music Story_New Wave
http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/f/2010-08-25/09133063470.shtml

・Added at 11:53
Manga artist Seiho Takizawa , who has been friends with director Ima since elementary school, wrote about his thoughts on Ima's last blog post.

Non-reciprocated letter | Satoshi Kon
http://blog.takizawaseiho.com/?eid=1210727

I received the news of his death over the phone from a mutual friend.
The last time I met him was at his solo exhibition.
His tone was half-teasing, and his blank stare as he answered any opinions he didn't like were the same as before.
A little while ago, I was invited to his home.
I was supposed to have visited her in the early afternoon, but by the time we were talking, it was already late at night.
There were no old stories.
We talked all about other people's work, about our own work, what we wanted to make, and what we shouldn't make.
Unlike me, who is loose and likes to pick things up, he was the kind of person who always faced his work head-on and never ran away from it.
He may have been misunderstood because he was so strict with himself and his work, but it was all because of his sincerity towards his work and others.
Since junior high school, he only praised things that he thought were really good, and his words are something I will treasure for the rest of my life.
When I looked at the last update on the website, my favorite movies were listed.
You've never told me that you like ``Phantom City Battles.''
I don't want to write that I pray for your soul.

Why did you die?



・Added at 16:05
'Notice of Satoshi Kon's death' was announced on the official website. He passed away at 6:20 a.m. on August 24th, apparently due to pancreatic cancer.

Notice of death of Satoshi Kon - KON'S TONE
http://konstone.s-kon.net/modules/info/index.php?page=article&storyid=37

There was also an announcement from MADHOUSE , which has produced numerous works with director Satoshi Kon, including ``Paprika'', `` Delusion Agent '', ``Tokyo Godfathers'', and ``Millennium Actress'', and is currently producing ``Dream Machine''.

Obituary - madhouse.co.jp
http://www.madhouse.co.jp/news/news_2010_08.html



・Added at 16:50
The last article has been uploaded to NOTEBOOK. It describes what he has been up to since he was informed on May 18th that he had terminal pancreatic cancer and only six months to live, and his farewell words. Looking back, we can see that the words `` I became a monk '' on July 23rd and `` I'm organizing my affairs because of my thoughts '' on August 6th were preparations for a journey before death.

NOTEBOOK »NOTEBOOK» Blog Archive » Goodbye - KON'S TONE
http://konstone.s-kon.net/modules/notebook/archives/565

It ended with the following words:

Let me put down my pen with a feeling of gratitude for all the good things that exist in the world.

Well then, go ahead.

Satoshi Kon



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