Satoshi Kon has passed away.

[TemJin3000]

Ain't It Cool News article

this is a sad day in the world of japanese animation...

 

[Kim Kaphwan]

Perfect Blue was one hell of a psychological thriller for it's time. I should watch it tonight in his honor.

 

[Castor Troy]

RIP
From those movies listed, I've only seen Perfect Blue (which ranks as one of my fave anime movies).
What would you guys recommend from the rest?

 

[Average Joe]

Oh shit... I absolutely love his work.

Just the other day I was watching Perfect Blue again and wondering what he was working on next.

Damn...

 

[rarehero]

I went out to go see perfect blue
at the theaters since I saw otomo worked on it.
it was different in the subject matter
and the seriousness that was applied to it.
kinda was okay to me.
I still have a special ed. laser disc of it
but that was back when I was a completest
trying to get anything with otomo attached to it.

paranoia agent is actually an interesting series despite it
kind of fizzling out towards the end.
paprika is it's unrelated spiritual sequel.
both worth giving a run through.
in that order.

 

[Kim Kaphwan]

Little Slugger comes to mind whenever Paranoia Agent is mentioned.

 

[SML]

One of the very, very few treating the medium as an artform. His death is a terrible loss.

 

[terry.330]

Shitty fucking news.

 

[Stephane]

Damn, really liked "millenium actress" and "paprika"

RIP Satoshi Kon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SGXsKKmwoY&hd=1

 

[Tron]

R.I.P Satoshi Kon damn i was realy entertain by perfect blue&tokyo god fathers.His setting...sure were different compared to other anime's out there since they were set in modern times etc.

 

[Metal Slugnuts]

Damn.

Tokyo Godfathers is good stuff.

 

[Zenimus]

That sucks... I've only seen Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers. They're very different movies, but both very good I thought.

 

[Hot Chocolate]

Sad news, that man infused ideas into his work and put the art back into animation. I wonder who will finish his current movie

 

[shadows]

RIP

 

[Maury V.]

I saw only Paprika and that was a great movie! I've been weary on watching Perfect Blue cause it looked freaky as hell but i'll man up and give it a look see.

 

[neojedi]

RIP

Paranoia Agent was my favorite work of his. Just the way every episode seemed to add layers onto the simple assault scenario.

 

[fake]

I am blind or does the article not say how he died?

 

[Professor Denim]

Terrible loss. the one with the talent to come up with the next Akira is gone. terrible,terrible loss.

 

[alphagamer]

RIP

Only the good die young.

 

[insaneben]

According to a post on the website of Madhouse (the anime studio behind all of Satoshi Kon's films and Paranoia Agent), Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer. Listed below is Kon's final message, which was posted to his website the day after he passed away:

"May 18 of this year, an unforgettable day.

My wife and I received the following prognosis from a cardiologist at the Musashino Red Cross Hospital:

"The pancreatic cancer is terminal and has metastasized to the bone. You have at most a half year left."

When I conveyed my concerns for Yume-Miru Kikai to Mr. Maruyama, he said, "It's fine. Don't worry, we'll do whatever it takes."

I cried.

I cried aloud.

With feelings of gratitude for all that is good in this world, I put down my pen.

Well, I'll be leaving now."

-Satoshi Kon


Prior to his passing, Kon was working on his latest film, a children's movie called "Yume-Miru Kikai" (known in English as "Dream Machine").

I cannot recommend Tokyo Godfathers enough- that film takes a bunch of street trash and turns it into something beautiful. Also worth watching are the "Magnetic Rose" segment from "Memories" and "Roujin-Z" (which he worked on as key animator).


Off-topic but also worth mentioning, key animator Shojuro Yamauchi passed away today. His wide body of work included films such as "Lupin The Third: Secret of Mamo", "Urusei Yatusura: Beautiful Dreamer", "Grave of the Fireflies" and "Spirited Away".

It's been a dark half-week for anime directors and animators.

 

[fake]

Oh OK, thanks for the info. This may sound really stupid, but I just don't understand cancer. I don't know what it is about cancer that actually kills someone. Is it the tumor itself? Like the tumor basically sucks the life out of an organ until it fails and the person dies?

 

[Hot Chocolate]

Fuck Shojuro died to!!!

This week sucks

 

[terry.330]

Damn, pancreatic cancer fuck. That's how my grandma went out, that shit is fucking horrible.

Not cool to hear.

 

[Arcademan]

Sad to hear about his passing as I was a big fan of Paranoia Agent, Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika.

 

[SML]

Often when I say it's too bad a celebrity has died, it's obligatory. Even when it's someone I quite liked. Kon's death is different. He was doing imporant work and had more, much more, to say. It's not just too bad he's dead, it's heartbreaking.