Satoshi Kon Forever
Written by MarzGurl Tuesday, 24 August 2010 20:13
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Comments (123)
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I'm watching Perfect Blue right now. It's such a great loss to the film industry and the anime community worldwide. He will be forever missed by myself and so many others. I can only hope that his latest work is finished and released, because I've been looking forward to seeing it for a while.
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I'm still in shock. His only work that I saw was Millenium Actress and it's one of the most beautiful movies I've ever witnessed. Actually, one of my friends (a bigger Kon fan than I) mentioned that he thought of the end of the film with Kon instead blasting off into the unknown and I started tearing up.
Such a genius will be sorely missed.
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08.24.2010 - 21:20 | jv9291
It truly is a sad day for anime in general.
I remember the first ever Kon film I watched, which was Tokyo Godfathers. And just today I watched Perfect Blue on JesuOtaku's Livestream. He was a great director in the anime business, and he will truly be missed.
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08.24.2010 - 21:24 | hiligt130
For some reason I feel more angry than sad, is that irrational? For me Paprika and Paranoia Agent were great examples story telling and how to get suspense right in a narrative. It's really unfortunate that there won't be anymore work from this great mind.
RIP Satoshi Kon.
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A creative genius was removed from this world in a fashion that feels too sudden and was certainly way too soon. It's natural to feel angry because it's clear that Kon had so much left to offer the world that will now never been seen...or at least that's how I see it.
I only saw Paranoia Agent but man, that show was intense and frankly could only have come from a genius.
RIP Satoshi Kon
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08.24.2010 - 21:24 | gbeaudette
Kon is easily my favorite filmmaker, animated or otherwise. I'm absolutely crushed to think we'll never see another work from a visionary just hitting his stride.
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08.24.2010 - 21:26 | S_Pac_3:16
This is sad news. Out of his works, I've only seen Paranoia Agent.
RIP... =(
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08.24.2010 - 21:31 | BatOtaku13
this is truly a sad day for the anime community. we truly have lost one of the greatest minds in the medium. his works will always live forever. RIP Satoshi Kon.
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08.24.2010 - 21:36 | Moomoof
T_T T_T no i loved tokyo god fathers i watch it every week and perfect blue introduced me to ... thinking about meaning in movies when i was younger....
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08.24.2010 - 21:42 | FullmetalNinja25
RIP Satoshi Kon.
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08.24.2010 - 22:29 | axlryder
Fuck, man. This is so sudden and shocking. I just hope he was satisfied with what he had accomplished, and will be able to share with the world his final message with this new anime. One thing is for sure, however, he's one of the greats, and will never be forgotten.
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08.24.2010 - 21:47 | PaulRapRaptor99It's always sad to see good people go.
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08.24.2010 - 21:54 | JessicaRaineTheInsane
This is just heart breaking...Kon was so amazing! His movies were all so awesome and full of life, I can't believe he is dead! I found out on deviant art when the popular artist Space Cyote uploaded a picture of Kon in the spaceship from the end of Millenium Actress. I guess it was a beautiful way to learn the truth, but it still hurts. I cried a bit, not gonna lie.
Also, it's a bit of a rude awakening to the reality of the mortality of amazing people. I thought I was sad last year when Billy Mays Died...Also, this is kind of terrible, but this made me realize that Hayo Miyazaki will be dead someday too. That's just...unreal. I grew up with his movies, I just can't accept the fact that someday...
Anyway, This is truly a sad day for anime fans. I feel like watching all of Kon's movies over again, but I know that would make me cry terribly.
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08.24.2010 - 22:04 | PIE!!!
I'll be honest, I never heard of him before, but I have noticed some of his works that have gained popularity like Paprika and Paranoia Agent. After watching this video, all I have to say is that I feel guilty for having overlooked his works. Obviously he was a man of great artistic talent and powerful influence, and I failed to see that. That's it, I am going to watch one of his anime, and I know I will be impressed. And I hope that will honor this deceased man.
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08.24.2010 - 22:09 | Highrollerstable
The news of his passing is so sudden. It has truly cut me deeper then any knife ever could. I treasured every piece of cinema he had created. Perfect Blue was fantastic, while Millennium Actress honestly made me weepy. I will deeply miss him as a director and a masterful visual artist.
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08.24.2010 - 22:13 | IntFam
I saw the title on the sidebar and thought this was news about his recent work, then I read the expanded title after I clicked the link and felt a crushing dread wash over me that you would be reporting something I might not be so happy about, and sadly, it happened. Never before have I felt a sense of mourning over some one I had never seen.
Satoshi Kon's works were inspiring pieces of art and the anime world takes a heavy loss today. He has enormous shoes to fill and no one has yet approached him in anime film-making prowess that I've seen in my years as an avid anime fan.
Satoshi Kon will be missed by all, and may he rest in peace.
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Its not often I actually log on so I can comment on stuff, but I felt this was worth it.
Personally I had no Idea who this guy was till you started saying what works he was responsible for, At that point I too started to feel a bit stricken with sadness. I might not have known the man, but I am well acquainted with the movies and series. Paprika is one of my top 10 anime movies even for it shear insanity.
I am truly sad to hear that he has passed, but I can tell that you are indeed far more upset than me and probably many others fans. I am sorry that this is effecting you so much and I hope that you will feel better in time.
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I only ever watched Tokyo Godfathers and I've got to say is one monster of a movie, i wanted to get things done that day but the movie jsut didn't let me, I was so absorbed by the characters and the story, at first I didn't know who he was, but when I heard he created tokyo godfathers I felt really sad and for what I've heard around, perfect blue is jsut as if not better than tokyo godfathers, even if I don't have a legal way to watch the movie, I swear I'll buy the dvd on ebay, even though it one expensive sucker with the shipping included. It would be a disrespect to watch the movie bootlegged IMO.
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08.24.2010 - 22:22 | abyssion1337
I have all of his films and was planning to marathon them this weekend with a friend, I guess that plan really holds now as a way to honor his memory.
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Man, at such a young age of 47, one of the great minds of anime dies... I've seen Perfect Blue, Paprika, and Tokyo Godfathers, as well as Paranoia Agent. Each offered a special and unique experience unlike any other anime. Maybe I'll go watch some of those in remembrance. It's just very sad that someone with so much talent dies way before his time.
RIP Satoshi Kon.
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08.24.2010 - 22:30 | Mikal5
Excellent tribute Marzgurl. I really think there can be no greater compliment to a director (or any kind of producer) than the one you just gave Satoshi Kon.
As for myself, while I still think that the god of the animated picture is Hayao Miyazaki, Kon was never far away from that title. He truly was a master of the animated framework, in much the way that Akira Kurosawa was the master of the visual framework. He was also able to take the medium of animation to a place (at the highest level of cinema) that Miyazaki was either unable or unwilling to take it, to the mature audience.
I suppose the greatest compliment I could level is what I thought when I came out of the theater after seeing Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island." Basically that was, "This was ok, but I've seen it done so much better. I probably would have really liked it if I hadn;t already seen "Perfect Blue." They may not have had the same premise, but when it came to blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, I have seen none that have done it so well as Satoshi Kon could do it.
He and his work will be greatly missed.
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08.24.2010 - 22:33 | monkeythegreatThat was beautiful, Marzgurl. I feel the same way about him and the films he created.
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08.24.2010 - 22:37 | TwiliZeldaFan
RIP Satoshi Kon, I love his work and I will say that I did cry when I saw this video (before I just thought it was rumor) ... that's all I can say really I'm just to sad. Also great video MarzGurl.
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08.24.2010 - 22:39 | Mizu Takishima
I truly loved Paranoia Agent and I always wanted to see Paprika...(Never wanted to see Perfect Blue, but now I'm curious about Millennium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers) and to think that someone who created true cinema through this precious medium is now no longer with us...it truly is heart-breaking, it really is..
R.I.P Satoshi Kon, you will be sorely missed.
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08.24.2010 - 22:40 | Gold2094R.I.P. T_T T_T T_T
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Ugh... this hits me like a kick in the stomach.
I'm in shock.
Millennium Actress will forever rank as one of my favorite movies of all time. It's a masterpiece, as are most of his movies -- even the ones I don't "love" have such a clear, spectacular vision that I can't help but respect them as works of art. And I was looking forward to many more to come.
What a loss.
But what a legacy.
Thanks for the tribute.
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08.24.2010 - 22:45 | Alice the RabbitDamn, that's sad. I own both Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika, the latter being the first film I saw of his. Fantastic work.
RIP Satoshi Kon :(
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08.24.2010 - 22:55 | Thatpirate
My mother died at 47. It sucks.
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08.24.2010 - 23:03 | Starscreamfan89
The only anime I have ever watched that was directed by Satoshi Kon was Paranoia Agent, which I thought was pretty good. His style seems realistic yet surrealistic in a way, and that is what made his work interesting in my opinion.
RIP Mr. Kon. T_T
We'll greatly miss you.
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08.24.2010 - 23:09 | TheDramaticMonarch
When I first sat down and watched "Paprika", I was absolutely enthralled and captivated by what I saw. Soon afterwards, I had to check out "Perfect Blue". It left me in such a state of awe and paranoia (let's just say I immediately turned on all the lights in my house and eagerly looked around to see if there was anyone else around), almost like an experience in itself.
Wonderful tribute to a very inspiring director.
RIP Satoshi Kon.
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Satoshi Kon will be missed, and a huge void is now there in the anime world that will take probably years to fill.