R.I.P. Satoshi Kon

Um........wow . One of the greatest directors of all time has passed away today http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-24/award-winning-director-satoshi-kon-passes-away

Paprika

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUW4pBpWZQ4&feature=related

Paranoia Agent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vdM5sWdCSc

Tokyo Godfathers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q6mcx2qF4Q

Millenium Actress

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpGrD5wUzKE&feature=related

Perfect Blue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0Rj7nn0ZVs

...etc

RIP

oh shit

Sad. Tokoyo Godfathers is one of my favourite films. :(

Wiki says he will have one more film out called The Dream Machine.

oh

At least he won't be around when the live action Paprika remake comes out.

Well...at least he went out on the top of his game

  On 8/25/2010 at 12:00 AM, Spore said:

At least he won't be around when the live action Paprika remake comes out.

wut?

NOooooooooo NOoooooo NOOOOOOOO THIS IS FUCKING SHIT

SHIT SHIT SHIT

RIP KON you fucking legend :(

and I was looking forward to seeing more from you :(

so much more :(

  On 8/25/2010 at 1:02 AM, panz0r said:

  On 8/25/2010 at 12:00 AM, Spore said:

At least he won't be around when the live action Paprika remake comes out.

 

wut?

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-25/wolfgang-petersen-develops-live-action-paprika-film

  On 8/25/2010 at 8:41 AM, Gocab said:

It's been almost a day and...I'm still in shock .

Now, I have to buy the complete Paranoia Agent collection before that shit stops existing .

This is a sad day indeed :( His films are certainly good but I think Paranoia Agent was his real masterpiece, it's a shame he never got to make another show.

shame. rip.

never got into paranoia agent... hmm maybe i should re-watch it? paprika was cool

  On 8/25/2010 at 1:57 AM, GrandPopPoplock said:

  On 8/25/2010 at 1:02 AM, panz0r said:

  On 8/25/2010 at 12:00 AM, Spore said:

At least he won't be around when the live action Paprika remake comes out.

 

wut?

 

 

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-25/wolfgang-petersen-develops-live-action-paprika-film

thanks for the info. but this:

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Although he plans to make the story a little more accessible for a mainstream audience

why would you do that wolfgang?

sad news and a definite loss. i wonder how far he got with his last film?

Yeah Perfect Blue was aight. I watched a few eps of Paranoia Agent too. idk. fuck anime.

i just bought Paprika on blu-ray like 2 weeks ago, i'll have to watch it again in honor of The Man.

I'm not the biggest fanatic of his work, but I've definitely enjoyed everything I've seen from him.

RIP.

so sad about this...

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A final message was posted to his website on his behalf on Wednesday, after his passing. His website is currently under heavy traffic load, but ANN archived a copy.

 

In the beginning of the message titled "Farewell," Kon recalled:

 

 

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."

 

 

Later, he remembered meeting with MADHOUSE founder Masao Maruyama about the final anime film he was directing:

 

 

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.

 

 

He concluded his message with the following:

 

 

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

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-25/director-satoshi-kon-wife-writes-about-his-passing

...dayum.

FUCK. Watching Paprika in his memory then. Still haven't seen it.

  On 8/26/2010 at 8:58 PM, wahrk said:

FUCK. Watching Paprika in his memory then. Still haven't seen it.

I plan on doing a little Satoshi marathon this weekend