Satoshi Kon

Japanese anime director and manga artist (1963–2010)

Person · Open Library

Works: 16

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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

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Music · MusicBrainz

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

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 6,423
Total plays: 25,994

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Pathogen Recognition and Innate Immunity
· 2006 · cited 9,746x
The International HapMap Project
· 2003 · cited 4,910x
Commensal microbe-derived butyrate induces the differentiation of colonic regulatory T cells
· 2013 · cited 4,816x
Gefitinib or Chemotherapy for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Mutated EGFR
· 2010 · cited 4,549x
High-power all-solid-state batteries using sulfide superionic conductors
· 2016 · cited 3,322x

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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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date of birth: 1963-10-12
date of death: 2010-08-24
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
last words: じゃ、お先に。
social media followers: 7838

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Article

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.

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