Satoshi Kon

Japanese anime director and manga artist (1963-2010)

October 12, 1963 (August 24, 2010)

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Paprika

Jap. 2006. Animation by Satoshi Kon. With the help of her dream alter ego, a psychotherapist tries to stop a criminal who has taken over a dream penetration machine.

Runtime: 90 min.

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Tokyo Godfathers

V.O.: Tokyo Goddofazazu

Jap. 2003. Animation by Satoshi Kon, Shôgo Furuya. In Tokyo, during the holiday season, three homeless men find an abandoned baby and look for its parents.

Runtime: 93 min.

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Millennium Actress

V.O.: Sennen joyu

Jap. 2001. Animation by Satoshi Kon. Two journalists collect the testimonies of an actress who had tumultuous professional and love lives.

Runtime: 86 min.

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Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

V.O.: Jin-Roh

Jap. 1999. Animation by Hiroyuki Okiura with Yoshikatsu Fujiki, Sumi Mutoh, Eri Sendai. A member of an elite paramilitary unit falls in love with the sister of a terrorist killed in an operation launched by his team.

Runtime: 102 min.

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Perfect Blue

V.O.: Pâfekuto burû

Jap. 1997. Animation by Satoshi Kon. A pop singer who aspires to be an actress gradually loses her mind when an obsessed fan stalks her and violent incidents occur.

Runtime: 81 min.