Satoshi Kon 1963-2010

[KebreI]

Breaking my Hiatus too post some sad news Satoshi Kon has just passed away. I know this pass had a large amount of his fans. As he being, one of if not, my most personally beloved director and screenwriter I felt I should share. We will forever miss his work.

http://www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Director_Satoshi_Kon_passes_away.html
http://yuzuru.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/poverty/1282672779/






This is a time to watch Millennium Actress.

Works Include:

Writer
    * Memories (Magnetic Rose) (1995)
    * Millennium Actress (2001)
    * Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
    * Paprika (2006)
Director
    * Perfect Blue (1998)
    * Millennium Actress (2001)
    * Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
    * Paranoia Agent (2004)
    * Paprika (2006)
    * Good Morning (part of Ani*Kuri15) (2008)
    * The Dream Machine (2011)<---Was mostly done, unknown if it will be released
Animator
    * Roujin Z (1991)
    * Perfect Blue (1998)
    * Millennium Actress (2001)
    * Tokyo Godfathers (2003)


Hey I notice that on the News section there are embedded videos now, any chance this could be embedded on this thread?

[xcalibur]

I'm not familiar with his work, but RIP nonetheless.

What would you recommend the most?

[Temporal Knight]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Dang! This guy was amazing! I loved most of his works. Such a shame! D=

[Lord J Esq]

I've only seen his Perfect Blue, but I remember it being a pretty decent movie. That's a shame for him to go out so early.

[FaustWolf]

Awww, man, what a sad day. Thanks for letting us know Kebrel, and for giving us a rundown of his work. Millennium Actress just takes the cake as far as anime is concerned, IMO. Now I'm wondering what Dream Machine is.

Only 47! Any word on how he died?

[KebreI]

Lung cancer, and Dream Machine was going to be about a world with only robots in them and the society they have if I recall.

[ZaichikArky]

That sucks indeed. Pancreatic Cancer is really the most horrible of cancers IMO because it's really hard to catch and then once you do catch it, it's almost impossible to survive it. I hope that research into it will be expanded in the future along with better ways to test for it.

He was one of my very favorite directors too D:. RIP Kon-san.

[tushantin]

Ah, I recall this news a subscribed artist posted on her journal.

One word: "Goddammit"...

I still haven't gotten over Yoshito Usui, and now Satoshi?! Dammit, the world's gonna miss these great people...

[Temporal Knight]

I read, today, what was his last blog. I really, actually cried. It was intense.

[Kodokami]

I searched for Satoshi Kon's blog after hearing of it from TK's post above. Here it is for everyone's read:
http://makikoitoh.com/journal/satoshi-kons-last-words

[idioticidioms]

Memories was a great watch, even in the translated English. Magnetic Rose was actually my favorite from it. Sad to see such a brilliant mind pass from this world, But he leaves behind him a legacy of inspiration in future artists.

God bless.