Official website / Wiki / IMDb Satoshi Kon (今 敏) was a Japanese
anime directer, writer, and manga artist. His artistic vision and
penchant for blending reality with dreams and the subconscious made
him one of the few modern artists pushing anime forward. Mr. Kon is
best known for directing Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Paprika,
and Tokyo Godfathers. He also directed the psychological horror anime
series Paranoia Agent. Mr. Kon was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in
May of 2010, and passed away at the age of 46 on August 24, 2010. You
can read his final words here. Mr. Kon was working on a new film
called The Dream Machine at the time of his passing. It has recently
been announced that production on the movie will continue, though
doubtless the completion of the movie will be bittersweet for both the
fans and those at Madhouse Inc. (UPDATE: production has been
temporarily halted due to financial difficulties.) Blog run by
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