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Satoshi Kon

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Japanese anime director and manga artist (1963–2010)

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Satoshi Kon (1963–2010) was a Japanese animator, film director, screenwriter, and mangaka. Born in Kushiro, Hokkaido, he studied at Musashino Art University and began his professional work in 1991. He was a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association and received the Winsor McCay Award. Kon’s career spanned until his death in Tokyo in 2010, where he passed away from pancreatic cancer.

His published works include titles such as *Opus nº 01/02* and *Seraphim*. He is also associated with the writing department in film production. Kon’s final words were recorded as "じゃ、お先に。"

Synthesized by Vinony from 39 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
16

Top works

  • Opus nº 01/02
  • Opus nº 01/02
  • Seraphim
  • Seraphim
  • Opus nº 02/02

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Film & TV

Writing · Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan

Satoshi Kon (October 12, 1963 – August 24, 2010) was a Japanese anime director and mangaka from Kushiro, Hokkaidō and a member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art University. He is sometimes credited as "Yoshihiro Wanibuchi" (鰐淵良宏 Wanibuchi Yoshihiro?) in the credits of Paranoia Agent. He was the younger…

Known for

  • Paranoia Agent - Interview Files — Self2011
  • Perfect Blue Lecture Series — Himself2008
  • Tsutsui and Kon's Paprika — Himself2007
  • Paprika — Jinnai (voice)2006
  • Memories of Memories — Self (archive)2004
  • The Making of Millennium Actress — Himself2003
  • Millennium Actress: Tracks2001
  • Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File — Self1998

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1963
Active to
2010
DiscogsStream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6,423
Total plays
25,994

Tags

japanese

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Satoshi+Kon">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Pathogen Recognition and Innate Immunity

    · 2006 · cited 9,822x

  2. Commensal microbe-derived butyrate induces the differentiation of colonic regulatory T cells

    · 2013 · cited 4,977x

  3. The International HapMap Project

    · 2003 · cited 4,925x

  4. Gefitinib or Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Mutated EGFR

    · 2010 · cited 4,571x

  5. High-power all-solid-state batteries using sulfide superionic conductors

    · 2016 · cited 3,387x

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Key facts

Born
( 1963-10-12 ) October 12, 1963, Sapporo , Hokkaido , Japan
Died
August 24, 2010 (2010-08-24) (aged 46), Tokyo , Japan
Other name
Yoshihiro Wanibuchi ( 鰐淵 良宏 )
Alma mater
Musashino Art University
Occupations
Animator film director screenwriter manga artist
Years active
1984–2010
Spouse
Kyoko Kon ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 ) ​
Relatives
Tsuyoshi Kon [ ja ] (brother)
Website
konstone.s-kon.net

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Satoshi
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Kushiro
Place of death
Tokyo
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
Japanese
Work location
Japan
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cause of death
pancreatic cancer
date of birth
1963-10-12
date of death
2010-08-24
manner of death
natural causes
name in kana
こん さとし
name in native language
今敏
start of work period
1991-00-00
end of work period
2010-00-00
related category
Category:Films directed by Satoshi Kon
last words
じゃ、お先に。
social media followers
7838
member of
Japanese Animation Creators Association
Sources (6)

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Encyclopedic overview

Satoshi Kon (今 敏, Kon Satoshi; October 12, 1963 – August 24, 2010) was a Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art University. He is best known for his acclaimed anime films Perfect Blue (1997), Millennium Actress (2001), Tokyo Godfathers (2003), and Paprika (2006), and the TV series Paranoia Agent (2004). In 2010, Kon died of pancreatic cancer at age 46.

Biography

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