satoshi kon: 1963 - 2010

Perfect Blue and Paranoia Agent director, Satoshi Kon died at the age of 47 this week. Before dying of a severe case of Pancreatic cancer, which had paralyzed Satoshi, the creator of a wealth of mind bending works of genius for a number of months he left an expansive and heart wrenching blog which reads as an open letter to friends, family, co workers and fans alike about how this unconventional man chose to face death on his own terms.
The letter spells out his regrets, how his view of the world changed and what remains unfinished in his impressive back catalog of work, In particular the film Yume-Miru Kikai which in English was to be titled The Dream Machine.
A translated version of this letter can be read online at Makiko Itoh’s blog.

Kon, who’s recent work Paprika took a look at the world of dreams has been cited by many as a direct inspiration of this years cinematic blockbuster Inception, is most famous for his work sculpting atmospheric Psychological thrillers like the film Perfect Blue and the even more bizarre Paranoia Agent series.
I thoroughly recommend watching anything by Satoshi Kon.

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