Satoshi KON

今 敏
Family name (in kanji): 今
Given name (in kanji): 敏
Date of birth: 1963-10-12
Hometown: Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Date of death: 2010-08-24
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KON'S TONE (Japanese)
News: Show:
Miss Hokusai Wins Asia Pacific Screen Awards' Best Animated Feature (Nov 26, 2015)
Paprika in Derby Friday, Akira in Deptford Next Thursday (Oct 22, 2015)
Quick Reminder: Animaga Expo 2015 hits Melbourne This Weekend (Sep 4, 2015)
Production I.G's Miss Hokusai Wins Annecy's Jury Award (Jun 20, 2015)
Anime Professional Talk at Moorgate July 13 (Jun 20, 2015)
Wales Kotatsu Festival Line-Up (Jun 14, 2015)
Exclusive: I.G Brings Miss Hokusai to Annecy, Posts English-Subtitled Trailer (Apr 28, 2015)
Coluboccoro Kickstarter Adds Stretch Goal for English Dub (Apr 27, 2015)
Miss Hokusai Anime Film's New Trailer Previews Ringo Shena's Song (Apr 9, 2015)
Santa Company's Kenji Studio Posts Coluboccoro Kickstarter Trailer (Mar 24, 2015)
Giovanni's Island Bradford Screenings Thursday (Feb 28, 2015)
Anime Limited Acquires Production I.G's Miss Hokusai for Cinema and Home Release (Feb 27, 2015)
Animazement to Host Voice Actors Kikuko Inoue, Ryusei Nakao (Feb 22, 2015)
Production I.G's Giovanni's Island Film's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed (Feb 10, 2015)
Anne Watanabe Stars in Production I.G's Miss Hokusai Film (Jan 19, 2015)
Giovanni's Island Released Monday (Jan 11, 2015)
Giovanni's Island Cardiff Screening on November 12 and 13 (Nov 10, 2014)
Giovanni's Island Home Release Listed for January 12 (Nov 7, 2014)
Giovanni's Island to Play in LA County for Oscar Qualification (Nov 1, 2014)
Giovanni's Island Screening November 9 in Dundee (Oct 2, 2014)
Giovanni's Island U.K. Release Details (Sep 4, 2014)
Scotland Loves Anime 2014 Line-Up Announced (Aug 29, 2014)
Uzumasa Limelight, Giovanni's Island, Rurouni Kenshin Win Fantasia Awards (Aug 10, 2014)
Guillermo del Toro Wants to Make Live-Action Gantz (Jul 11, 2014)
Vertical Adds Collection of Satoshi Kon's Short Stories (Jul 5, 2014)
Dark Horse Adds Panty & Stocking Manga, Resumes Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service (Jul 3, 2014)
Garden of Words Wins Stuttgart Fest of Animated Film's Top Award (Apr 29, 2014)
I.G & Colorful's Keiichi Hara Make Historical Anime Miss Hokusai (Apr 24, 2014)
Perfect Blue Screening in Dublin January 31 (Jan 11, 2014)
Roberta's Blood Trail and Fam: The Silver Wing Released Monday (Dec 1, 2013)
Further Delays to Cowboy Bebop and Perfect Blue (Nov 12, 2013)
Video: New Perfect Blue Trailer (Nov 8, 2013)
Perfect Blue Combi Pack Delayed to November 25 (Nov 6, 2013)
K-ON! Movie Blu-ray/DVD Plus Heaven's Memo Pad Released Monday (Oct 27, 2013)
Perfect Blue Blu-ray/DVD Combi Release Delayed to November 18 (Oct 24, 2013)
Wikia [LIVE] Presents: The Masters of Animanga (Oct 12, 2013)
Anime All-Nighter in London Saturday (Oct 10, 2013)
Satoshi Kon's Millennium Actress Gets 1st Blu-ray (Oct 8, 2013)
Houston to Screen Berserk: The Golden Age Arc Film Trilogy (Oct 5, 2013)
Mawaru Penguindrum Volume 2 Rated '18' by BBFC (Oct 1, 2013)
Perfect Blue Blu-ray/DVD Combi Release Delayed to October 28 (Sep 28, 2013)
Tickets Available for Anime All-Nighter October 12 (Sep 20, 2013)
Tickets for Edinburgh Scotland Loves Anime Now Available (Sep 16, 2013)
Further Details on Edinburgh Scotland Loves Anime (Sep 11, 2013)
Glasgow Scotland Loves Anime Tickets and Times Available (Sep 5, 2013)
Scotland Loves Anime 2013 Line-Up Announced (Updated) (Aug 30, 2013)
Satoshi Kon Artbook Offered in Japan in December (Aug 14, 2013)
Perfect Blue Film Gets Blu-ray in UK (Apr 17, 2013)
Free Satoshi Kon London Double Bill March 5 (Feb 26, 2013)
Manga Entertainment Updates on Podcast Including Trigun Film Delay (Sep 11, 2012)
Film 4 Screenings This Week: Ponyo Wednesday Ocean Waves Thursday Paprika Friday (Jul 31, 2012)
Montreal's Fantasia Film Fest to Screen 1st Berserk Film (Jul 21, 2012)
Film 4 To Screen Paprika and Tekkon Kinkreet (Jul 16, 2012)
Montreal's Fantasia Fest to Present Satoshi Kon Award (Jul 6, 2012)
DVD/Blu-rays of Broken Blade and Roujin Z Monday (Jun 9, 2012)
Video: Trailer for DVD/Blu-ray Release of Roujin Z (May 10, 2012)
Satoshi Kon's Manga Translated Into French, Italian, Korean (May 1, 2012)
Tokyo Godfathers to Run in New London, Connecticut (Feb 17, 2012)
Kaze Plans Roujin Z U.K. DVD/Blu-ray Next May (Nov 29, 2011)
U.K. Cinema Screening Round Up (Nov 21, 2011)
Welcome to the Space Show Pushed Back to July 2012 (Oct 18, 2011)
Weekly Wrapup 11/Sep - 17/Sep (Sep 19, 2011)
Welcome to the Space Show Released on DVD/Blu-Ray December 5 (Sep 15, 2011)
Opening Ceremonies (Jul 29, 2011)
Otakon to Host Madhouse Founder Masao Maruyama (Jul 13, 2011)
Weekly Wrapup: 26/Jun - 2/Jul (Jul 4, 2011)
California's AM2 Hosts Madhouse's Maruyama, Katabuchi (Jun 14, 2011)
Satoshi Kon Book Adds Message by Black Swan's Aronofsky (May 26, 2011)
No Longer Human Anime Wins at Italy's Future Film Fest (Apr 26, 2011)
Day 3 (Apr 25, 2011)
Day 2 (Apr 25, 2011)
Animazement Hosts Satoshi Kon's Widow & Madhouse Head (Apr 18, 2011)
Live-Action Girl Who Leapt Through Time Gets DVD Release (Mar 12, 2011)
Girl Who Leapt Through Time Novel Translated (Mar 6, 2011)
Jin-Roh, Mononoke, Akira, Eva Animators Make New Film (Update 3) (Feb 15, 2011)
Oshii Writes Novel of Satoshi Kon's Unfinished Seraphim (Jan 19, 2011)
New Patlabor-Related Book by Mamoru Oshii Listed (Jan 9, 2011)
Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika in Vancouver (Dec 29, 2010)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Novel to Ship in U.K. (Dec 23, 2010)
Satoshi Kon's Short Manga Stories to be Published (Dec 22, 2010)
A Brief Look at TIFFCOM (Dec 17, 2010)
Satoshi Kon Films, Black Butler Screened in NYC (Dec 4, 2010)
Satoshi Kon's Last Film Officially Resumes Production (Nov 11, 2010)
Paprika Screened in Massachusetts Tonight, Tomorrow (Nov 10, 2010)
Hong Kong Asian Film Fest Hosts Satoshi Kon Tribute (Oct 22, 2010)
Media Blasters Launches Anime DVD/Blu-ray Kiosks (Oct 14, 2010)
Satoshi Kon's Paprika to Run in D.C. on Wednesday (Sep 29, 2010)
Satoshi Kon's Paprika, Millennium Actress to Run in L.A. (Sep 13, 2010)
San Francisco to Host Hatsune Miku's 1st U.S. 'Concert' (Sep 6, 2010)
San Francisco Hosts Junko Mizuno, Films This Month (Sep 2, 2010)
Satoshi Kon, His Wife, Madhouse Studio Write About His Passing (Update 4) (Aug 25, 2010)
Director: Key Animator Shojuro Yamauchi Passes Away (Aug 25, 2010)
Perfect Blue/Paprika Director Satoshi Kon Passes Away (Aug 24, 2010)
Wolfgang Petersen Develops Live-Action Paprika Film (Mar 25, 2010)
Helmer Satoshi Kon, JAM Project's Kageyama Interviewed (Feb 16, 2010)
Stone Bridge Press Founder Reacquires Company (Jan 12, 2010)
Ponyo's Miyazaki, Hisaishi Nominated for Annie Awards (Dec 1, 2009)
More Images from Satoshi Kon's Yume-Miru Kikai Posted (Nov 19, 2009)
Otakon 2009 - Madhouse (Jul 17, 2009)
Labor Group: Animators in Their 20s Earn US$11,600 a Year (May 24, 2009)
College Lecturer Pretending to Be Eva: 2.0's Honda Resigns (May 1, 2009)
Paprika's Original Novel to Ship in U.K. in April (Update 2) (Feb 4, 2009)
Paprika, Belladonna of Sadness, Mind Game in LA This Month (Jan 9, 2009)
NYC Food Magazine Interviews Paprika's Satoshi Kon (Aug 21, 2008)
Book on Miyazaki's Spirited Away Ships in Britain, USA (Aug 12, 2008)
Stone Bridge Press to Publish English Book on Satoshi Kon (Jun 29, 2008)
Satoshi Kon to Appear at Free NYC Paprika Showing (Jun 26, 2008)
British Film Institute to Host 5cm Per Second's Shinkai (Jun 17, 2008)
Japan's Animator Labor Group Legally Incorporates (Jun 6, 2008)
Satoshi Kon to Visit New York For Film Screenings (May 23, 2008)
Newsweek Japan Lists Kon's Paprika Among 100 Best Films (May 6, 2008)
Third Season of NHK's Ani-Kuri Shorts Streamed (Apr 2, 2008)
First Sketch for Newest Film by Paprika's Satoshi Kon (Mar 28, 2008)
Tekkonkinkreet Wins Top Prize at Belgium's Anima Fest (Feb 11, 2008)
2 Seasons of NHK's Ani-Kuri 15 Shorts Posted Online (Jan 16, 2008)
Appleseed: Ex Machina Gets European Premiere (Jan 12, 2008)
Belgium to Screen Ghost in the Shell, TokiKake, Tekkon (Dec 26, 2007)
Perfect Blue on BD, Appleseed Sequel on BD & HD DVD (Nov 26, 2007)
Buffalo Gallery Hosts Millennium Actress, Lecture (Nov 8, 2007)
Japanese Animators, Directors Establish First Union (Oct 15, 2007)
Paprika, Jin-Roh to Come to High-Def Disc (Sep 18, 2007)
Journal Examines Anime Translation Process (Aug 30, 2007)
Paprika Director Discusses Work Habits in BusinessWeek (Aug 10, 2007)
Houston Art Museum to Screen Ghost in the Shell 2 (Aug 10, 2007)
Paprika Still in North American Theaters for 8th Week (Jul 13, 2007)
Paprika Opens Wider, Tekkonkinkreet Arrives at D.C. (Jun 22, 2007)
Satoshi Kon, I.G, Manga Guide, Go! Comi Interviews (Jun 20, 2007)
Girl Who Leapt Through Time Wins France's Annecy Award (Jun 18, 2007)
Paprika Opening in More States, Canada June 15 (Jun 15, 2007)
Paprika Widens in U.S. Friday, Opens in Canada June 15 (Jun 7, 2007)
Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, May 23–29 (Jun 1, 2007)
Paprika Opens Second in Per-Screen Average (May 29, 2007)
ComingSoon.net Posts Satoshi Kon Interview on Paprika (May 22, 2007)
Satoshi Kon Talks to New York Times (May 20, 2007)
Paprika, Tekkonkinkreet to Screen at Seattle Film Fest (May 11, 2007)
New Satoshi Kon Interview Translated into English (May 7, 2007)
NHK Launches Ani-Kuri 15 (May 1, 2007)
Paprika Director Satoshi Kon Reveals New Project (Apr 27, 2007)
Satoshi Kon in Washington, DC on April 14 (Mar 19, 2007)
Paprika Trailer Online (Mar 1, 2007)
Piano no Mori Feature Length Film Announced (Feb 9, 2007)
Film Festival Roundup (Jan 25, 2007)
Paprika Hits US Theaters May 25 (Jan 20, 2007)
Only Three Nominations for Best Animated Feature (Jan 8, 2007)
Poll: Favorite Anime Directors Part 2 (Jan 4, 2007)
Paprika Sound Track Eligible for Oscar (Dec 12, 2006)
Paprika Screening in LA This Week (Nov 21, 2006)
Japanese Movies at Festival du Nouveau Cinema (Oct 4, 2006)
New Paprika Trailer (Oct 3, 2006)
Chicago Int'l Film Festival Presents Anime Focus (Sep 29, 2006)
Satoshi Kon's Paprika at New York Film Festival (Sep 20, 2006)
Anime at Venice Int'l Film Festival (Aug 23, 2006)
Otakon 2006 - Madhouse (Aug 5, 2006)
Paprika in US Theaters in March (Jul 31, 2006)
Paprika, Mushishi Compete in Venice (Jul 28, 2006)
Paprika on US DVD This October (Jul 27, 2006)
First Look at Satoshi Kon's Paprika (Jul 23, 2006)
Satoshi Kon Interview (Dec 19, 2005)
Paprika Correction (Dec 12, 2005)
Next Satoshi Kon Project Announced (Dec 9, 2005)
Anime and Manga Creators Interviewed (Sep 26, 2005)
NPR on Satoshi Kon (May 6, 2005)
Geneon Entertainment (Apr 22, 2004)
Paranoia Agent Episode 1 Online (Feb 18, 2004)
Annie Award Winners (Feb 8, 2004)
Satoshi Kon New York Times Article (Jan 13, 2004)
Satoshi Kon in New York Times (Jan 12, 2004)
Annie Awards Anime Nominations (Jan 7, 2004)
Satoshi Kon's Newest Anime Licensed (Nov 24, 2003)
Oscar Eligible Anime Announced (Nov 19, 2003)
New Anime (Sep 29, 2003)
Tokyo Godfathers in San Diego (Sep 9, 2003)
Millennium Actress interview, clips (Aug 31, 2003)
Dreamworks goes fishing, reels in GitS II (Aug 12, 2003)
Tokyo Godfathers teaser online (Jul 23, 2003)
Millennium Actress arrives October 28th (Jul 9, 2003)
Satoshi Kon bring Tokyo Godfathers to BAAF (May 18, 2003)
Millennium Actress Reminder (Nov 15, 2002)
Millennium Actress and AFI Fest (Nov 2, 2002)
ACen 2003 Guests of Honor (Aug 14, 2002)
Yes, Millennium Actress is licensed by Dreamworks (Jul 25, 2002)
Official Millenium Actress Website (May 29, 2002)
New Satoshi Kon Movie (Apr 11, 2002)
Millennium Actress Aquired (Apr 2, 2002)
Satoshi Kon Interview (Feb 13, 2002)
New Protoculture Addicts (Dec 12, 2001)
Satoshi Kon's Millenium Actress (Aug 28, 2001)
From Convention to Festival (Jul 9, 2001)
Other articles: Show:
U.K.'s Anime Limited Licenses Production I.G's Miss Hokusai Film (Mar 8, 2015)
The Mike Toole Show - What's The Criterion? (Jul 27, 2014)
The List - 7 Christmas Anime To Ring In The Season (Dec 7, 2013)
Answerman - Talk Like A Man (Aug 30, 2013)
The List - 8 Most Visually Striking Anime Productions (Sep 8, 2012)
Hey, Answerman! - Pop-Tarts of Darkness (Jul 27, 2012)
Hey, Answerman! - Made To Hit In America (Jan 27, 2012)
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Scrambled X (Nov 8, 2011)
Shelf Life - Space Invaders (Oct 24, 2011)
ANNCast - Learning by Osmond-sis (Oct 7, 2011)
Shelf Life - How to Train Your Dragon (Oct 3, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - Schanswerfreude (Aug 19, 2011)
Shelf Life - Field of Wings (Jun 20, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - All About Writin' (May 13, 2011)
Brain Diving - The Konquistador (May 3, 2011)
The Mike Toole Show - Dezaki's Due (Apr 24, 2011)
The Spring 2011 Anime Preview Guide - Tim Maughan (Apr 3, 2011)
Hey, Answerman!- Anime World Order Edition (Apr 1, 2011)
The Mike Toole Show - Anime At The Movies (Mar 27, 2011)
Brain Diving - Spice World (Mar 22, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - The Shape of Things (Feb 25, 2011)
The Mike Toole Show - The Lost Decade (Jan 2, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - Out With The Old (Dec 31, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! - Merry Holidaymas (Dec 24, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! - Hentai Schmentai (Nov 12, 2010)
Farewell Satoshi Kon (Nov 3, 2010)
The Dreams of Satoshi Kon: Chapter I - Prehistory (Nov 2, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! - Pilloried Talk (Oct 15, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! - Get A Job (Oct 8, 2010)
The Mike Toole Show - Tezuka Time (Sep 12, 2010)
The Dreams of Satoshi Kon: Chapter VI - The Endless Dream (Sep 11, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! (Sep 10, 2010)
The Dreams of Satoshi Kon: Chapter V - Beautiful Delusion (Sep 10, 2010)
The Dreams of Satoshi Kon: Chapter IV - Warmth (Sep 9, 2010)
The Dreams of Satoshi Kon: Chapter III - Timeless (Sep 8, 2010)
The Dreams of Satoshi Kon: Chapter II - Perfection (Sep 7, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! - Portmanteau-Related Tomfooligans (Sep 3, 2010)
ANNCast - OverCooked (Aug 27, 2010)
The X Button - Brush with Greatness (Aug 25, 2010)
Shelf Life - Paradiso Lost (Feb 22, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! (Feb 19, 2010)
Shelf Life - Fresh Blood (Oct 19, 2009)
Hey, Answerman! (May 29, 2009)
Buried Treasure - Only Yesterday (May 21, 2009)
The Spring 2009 Anime Preview Guide - Casey Brienza (Apr 4, 2009)
Hey, Answerman! (Jan 23, 2009)
Shelf Life - Almost 200 (Jan 19, 2009)
Spotlight: Princess Resurrection (Nov 12, 2008)
Chicks On Anime - Animators Turned Directors (Nov 12, 2008)
A Very Special Episode of The Click - November 8th - 14th (Nov 8, 2008)
The Fall 2008 Anime Preview Guide - Casey Brienza (Oct 4, 2008)
Chicks on Anime (Sep 23, 2008)
Hey, Answerman! (Aug 29, 2008)
Hey, Answerman: The Confessional (Jun 20, 2008)
Hey, Answerman! (Jun 13, 2008)
The Click - June 7th - 13th (Jun 7, 2008)
Hey, Answerman! (Apr 18, 2008)
Buried Treasure - Roujin Z (Apr 17, 2008)
Hey, Answerman! (Apr 4, 2008)
The 2007 Holiday Gift Guide (Dec 15, 2007)
Buried Treasure - Neo-Tokyo (Nov 1, 2007)
The Click - October 6 - 12 (Oct 6, 2007)
Hey, Answerman! (Sep 7, 2007)
Hey, Answerman! (Jul 20, 2007)
The Click - April 7th - April 13th (Apr 7, 2007)
Buried Treasure - Time Stranger (Jan 18, 2007)
Theron Martin's Best (and Worst) of 2006 (Jan 7, 2007)
The Click - June 3rd - June 9th (Jun 3, 2006)
2005 Year in Review - Key's Best of 2005 (Jan 11, 2006)
The Edit List - Paranoia Agent Episode 01 (May 30, 2005)
Anime News Network 2005 Spring Preview (May 13, 2005)
2004 Year in Review - Anime Highlights (Jan 26, 2005)
2004 Year in Review - Stories to Watch in 2005 (Jan 26, 2005)
Shelf Life - The Legend of Skanky Hollow (Nov 10, 2004)
Shelf Life - The Triumphant Return (Apr 18, 2004)
Theatrical Anime (Jan 22, 2004)
Shelf Life - Kurisumasu Edition! (Dec 24, 2003)
2002 - Theatrical Anime in Review (Jan 14, 2003)
The Month in Review - May 2002 (Jun 9, 2002)
Millenium Actress at Fantasia (Aug 21, 2001)
Answerman: Saru no Wakusei (Monkey's Planet) (Jul 27, 2001)
Answerman: III (Jan 28, 2001)
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Staff in:
Akira (manga) : Assistant Artist
Ani-Kuri 15 (special) : Director (ep 15)
Detatoko Princess (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 2)
Dream Fossil: The Complete Stories of Satoshi Kon (manga) : Story & Art
Hashire Melos! (movie) : Art
Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade (movie) : Composition Cooperation (uncredited)
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OAV) : Screenplay (ep 5), Storyboard (ep 5), Episode Director (ep 5), Composition Cooperation (ep 6), Key Animation (ep 2)
Magnetic Rose (movie) : Script, Setting
Master Keaton (TV) : Key Animation (ep 15)
Millennium Actress (movie) : Director, Screenplay, Original story, Character Design
OPUS (manga) : Story & Art
Paprika (movie) : Director, Screenplay
Paranoia Agent (TV) : Director, Storyboard (3 episodes
eps 1, 9[IQ/LDK/EBM/OH/TKO/HH], 13
), Original Work
Patlabor 2: The Movie : Layout
Perfect Blue (movie) : Director, Character Design
Roujin Z (OAV) : Art design, Key Animation
Seraphim: 266613336 Wings (manga) : Art
Tokyo Godfathers (movie) : Director, Screenplay, Original story, Character Design
Tropic of the Sea (manga) : Story & Art
Yume-Miru Kikai (movie by Satoshi Kon) : Director, Screenplay, Original creator

Cast in:
Paprika (movie) as Mr. Jinnai
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