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Beloved anime director Satoshi Kon passes away

by on August 25, 2010 at 12:33 pm
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Anime studio MADHOUSE has recently confirmed the death of their famed director, Satoshi Kon.  Kon, only 46 years old, passed away on Tuesday night of pancreatic cancer.

Studio founder Masao Maruyama had announced on his Twitter that an important director from MADHOUSE had passed away, but it was only recently announced that the director was in fact Satoshi Kon.  The director was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer back in May and was only given several months to live.   Kon’s family will be holding a private funeral closed to the public.

Satoshi has thrilled audiences since he made his directorial film debut in 1997 with Perfect Blue.  He followed up that success with three more feature films, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika, as well as the innovative anime series, Paranoia Agent.  Kon had been focusing on his new opus, Yume-Miru Kikai, since 2008, and was still working on it at the time of his death.

MADHOUSE studios has been posting frequent updates on the director’s official website, and they seem committed to releasing his last film in his honor.

Satoshi Kon was a revolutionary director for anime as a genre, and he will certainly be missed by fans, not just in Japan, but all over the world.

Source: konstone.s-kon.net

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  • klmperfect

    this is sad…..he’ll be very missed :’(

  • himeji

    The first moment I saw the news, I kept hoping that it was just a cruel rumour by someone T__T I still have yet to watch Perfect Blue!

    R.I.P, I hope he’s in another place where he can showcase his creative talents again.

  • Xi3 Xi3

    Oh no!He was my favorite director.
    Rest In Peace. Your movies and spirit will be missed.

  • Fyah

    Why are all the good ones going so soon.. Please, no more.

  • http://youtube.com/user/wvrtv Neika

    best wishes to his family and friends!

  • bakaojou379

    RIP man. Manga are the best! Your works will always be remember! Farewell Satoshi Kon-San, have a happy afterlife wherever you may be.

  • http://cieru.wordpress.com Cieru

    I’ll be honest and say I haven’t watched any of this works =( But just looking at the screenshots of his films next to his picture up there make me very interested (The textures look amazing). I’ll be sure to watch some of his works! R.I.P Satoshi Kon

  • cinjin

    Oh my god :(. What tragic news! I love all the movies he directed! R.I.P

  • ClubNinja

    I’m devastated… the man was a mastermind with his movies. He will be so missed… I don’t even want to imagine what will happen upon the day of Miyazaki’s passing away…

  • PrinceSushi

    Thank you for reporting on this. He was such a visionary. I really can’t believe he is dead…so young…

    Tokyo Godfathers is one of my all time favorite movies, but I love everything from him. I’ll miss him greatly, and I don’t think anime will ever be the same without him, at least for me.

  • summershadow

    I’m a big big big fan of his work, and I feel so sorry for his family and the world in general for his loss. He was a remarkable director and he will surely be missed.

    I’m very glad they are deciding to showcase his last work.. :’(

  • username.is.lay

    oh my … what a great loss. i’m also a fan of his anime movies, and he’s one of my favourite anime directors. RIP.

  • iduncare

    rip

  • http://profiles.friendster.com/56538586 WgSunbethy

    RIP:(

  • lunatic_pandora

    This is the worst news I’ve heard in a long, long time.
    It has confirmed my lack of belief in god.

  • lunatic_pandora

    Also, if you haven’t seen Perfect Blue, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers, Millennium Actress or any of his other works; see them now.

  • http://yumeko82.deviantart.com/ LizzyB

    Satoshi Kon was one of my favorite anime directors. Perfect Blue was the first movie I ever saw, but Millennium Actress had me hooked. It is one of my favorite all time movies. Tokyo Godfathers was also a favorite. I’m really saddened by this news. I wonder how much Satoshi Kon directed of the last film, I really hope that whoever finishes his project will complete it the way Satoshi Kon would have.

    RIP Satoshi Kon

  • deenicy

    oh no!! :( RIP..