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Satoshi Kon (October 12, 1963 - August 23, 2010) was a Japanese director of anime films. Kon started his career as a manga artist and editor in Young Magazine, and then made his screenwriting debut with "Magnetic Rose", a section of the anthology film Memories. Kon made his directorial debut film, Perfect Blue, in 1997, followed by Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika and the television series Paranoia Agent. A fifth film, The Dream Machine, is also in production. All of his works as a director have been made by Studio Madhouse, where he was a staff director along with Rintaro and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. He was a founder and part of the 15-member steering committee of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.

Writer

* Memories (Magnetic Rose) (1995)
* Millennium Actress (2001)
* Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
* Paprika (2006)

Director

* Perfect Blue (1998)
* Millennium Actress (2001)
* Tokyo Godfathers (2003) (My favorite.. ;_;)
* Paranoia Agent (2004)
* Paprika (2006)
* Good Morning (part of Ani*Kuri15) (2008)
* The Dream Machine (2011)

Animator

* Roujin Z (1991)
* Perfect Blue (1998)
* Millennium Actress (2001)
* Tokyo Godfathers (2003)


Rest in peace, Satoshi Kon. You will be missed.