Satoshi Kon (今敏 Kon Satoshi, born 12 October 1963 in Kushiro,Hokkaido,Japan) is a highly-regarded director of anime films Perfect Blue (1997), Millennium Actress (2001) and Tokyo Godfathers(2003). His films are widely renowned for their psychological complexity, their often controversial violence, and the realistic style of his character designs and backgrounds. October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kushiro (釧路市; -shi) is a city located in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. ... Hokkaido   listen? (北海道 Hokkaidō, literal meaning: North Sea Route, Ainu: Mosir), formerly known as Ezo, is the second largest island of Japan. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is a style of animation originating in Japan. ... Perfect Blue is an feature-length anime film, directed by Satoshi Kon (loosely based on the novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi). ... Millennium Actress (千年女優 Sennen JoyÅ«) is a 2001 animated film by Japanese director Satoshi Kon. ... Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ) is a 2003 animated film by Japanese director Satoshi Kon. ...

Kon attended Musashino College of the Arts and originally planned to be a painter. Shortly after leaving school, he became closely associated with Katsuhiro Otomo and collaborated with the author on the manga World Apartment Horror. Kon entered the anime industry by working as set designer for Roujin Z (1991), for which Otomo was the screenwriter and mechanichal designer. Kon's early work was strongly influenced by Otomo. Other early projects include Run Melos! (1992), and Mamoru Oshii's Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993). After collaborating with Oshii on a short-run manga series titled Seraphim: 266613336 Wings he then wrote the screenplays for Koji Morimoto's "Magnetic Rose" segment of Memories (1996) and episode 5 of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA. His directoral debut was Perfect Blue , (1997). His most recent project was a television series titled Paranoia Agent (2004). Throughout its thirteen episodes, the series examined the human psyche, and issues of personal and cultural identity, with a subtext of social commentary on post-war Japanese culture. He is currently developing a feature-length film with an undetermined release date. Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋 Ōtomo Katsuhiro) (born April 14, 1954 in Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and anime director. ... Roujin Z is an anime released in 1991 in Japan. ... Mamoru Oshii (押井守 Oshii Mamoru; born August 8, 1951 in Tokyo) is a Japanese animation and live-action film writer and director. ... Koji Morimoto is an animator and anime director. ... JoJos Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Jojo no kimyōna bōken, alternately translated as JoJos Venture) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. ... A human ovum An ovum (loosely, egg or egg cell) is a female sex cell or gamete. ... Perfect Blue is an feature-length anime film, directed by Satoshi Kon (loosely based on the novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi). ...

Kon themes often blur fantasy and reality, and his films deal with subject matter not usually found in animation. In the case of Tokyo Godfathers (2003), Kon discusses a topic (urban homelessness) not usually discussed in live-action Japanese films. Many parallels can be drawn between the viewpoints expressed in his works and those proclaimed by Takashi Murakami in his superflat manifesto. Takashi Murakami (村上 隆 Murakami Takashi, born February 1, 1962) is a Japanese artist. ... Superflat is a postmodern art movement influenced by manga and anime. ...

Films

Director

• Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ; Tōkyō Goddofāzāzu) (2003)
• Millennium Actress (千年女優; Sennen Joyu) (2001)
• Perfect Blue (パーフェクト・ブルー; Pāfekuto Burū) (1997)

Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ) is a 2003 animated film by Japanese director Satoshi Kon. ... Millennium Actress (千年女優 Sennen Joyū) is a 2001 animated film by Japanese director Satoshi Kon. ... Perfect Blue is an feature-length anime film, directed by Satoshi Kon (loosely based on the novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi). ...

Writer

• Memories "Magnetic Rose" segment (1996)
• World Apartment Horror (ワールドアパートメントホラー; (Waarudo Apaatomento Horaa) (1991) (with Katsuhiro Otomo)

Memories (also Otomo Katsushiros Memories) is a 1996 anime based off three manga by artist/director Otomo Katsuhiro. ... Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋 Ōtomo Katsuhiro) (born April 14, 1954 in Miyagi, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist and anime director. ...

Character designer

• Roujin Z (Layout) (Mistranslated on US DVD as Takeshi Kon) (1991)
• Patlabor 2 (Scene Design) (1992)

Roujin Z is an anime released in 1991 in Japan. ...

Television series

• Paranoia Agent (妄想代理人; Mousou Dairinin) (13 episodes, 2004)

Paranoia Agent (妄想代理人 Mousou Dairinin) is a 2004 13-episode anime TV series by Japanese director Satoshi Kon. ...

OVAs

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 5 (1993) (Writer)

JoJos Bizarre Adventure (ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Jojo no kimyōna bōken, alternately translated as JoJos Venture) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. ...

Manga

• The Tropics (海帰線; Kaikisen) (1990)
• Seraphim - 266613336 Wings (1995) (with Mamoru Oshii) - Only published in Magazine form

Mamoru Oshii (押井守 Oshii Mamoru; born August 8, 1951 in Tokyo) is a Japanese animation and live-action film writer and director. ...

External links

• Kon'stone (his site; in Japanese)
• Kon Satoshi at the Internet Movie Database
• Manga Design review Satoshi Kon