Satoshi Kon

Satoshi Kon
今 敏
Born(1963-10-12)October 12, 1963
DiedAugust 24, 2010(2010-08-24) (aged 46)
Tokyo, Japan
Other names
  • Yoshihiro Wanibuchi (鰐淵 良宏)
Alma materMusashino Art University
Occupations
Years active1984–2010
Spouse
Kyoko Kon
(m. 1995)
RelativesTsuyoshi Kon (brother)
Websitekonstone.s-kon.net

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).[1] He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art University. 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). He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 46 on August 24, 2010.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Japan's Animator Labor Group Legally Incorporates - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. June 6, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2009.
  2. ^ "今 敏 永眠のお知らせ". KON'S TONE. 今敏. August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "さようなら". KON'S TONE. 今敏. August 25, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

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