Giant of Japanese Animation has died

[GrahamZA]

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Giant of Japanese Animation has died

Satoshi Kon, one of the truly brilliant Japanese filmmakers, passed away yesterday due to pancreatic cancer. He was 46 years old.

While still in college, he made his debut as a manga artist. Upon graduation, he worked as an assistant for Akira author Katsuhiro Otomo.

He went on to create and direct some of the most impressive and striking anime of the last two decades.

Kon was working on a new film called The Dream Machine, which was slated for next year.

On August 23, the last tweet was posted on Kon's Twitter site. It reads: "I might be old-fashioned, or maybe it's just that I still admire the old values."

His filmography:

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)

Animator

• Roujin Z (1991)
• Perfect Blue (1998)
• Millennium Actress (2001)
• Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Though I've only seen Perfect Blue it was one hell of a film.
RIP.  :'( :'( :'(

[NeoN]

Hectic news man. :/ Will keep an eye out for those titles, to try watch 'em next.

[BanzaiBoB]

I'm a huge fan of his work - Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent and Roujin Z are amongst my favourites. Truly sad to hear of his passing. 

The world is a slightly darker place.

R.I.P. 

[jGLZa]

On his own website he posted a message awhile back when he was first diagnosed terminal and was given half year to live. He literally says goodbye to the world in that message, you wouldnt believe how sad it was to read.