R.I.P. Kon Satoshi

Yay… More deaths…

On August 24, we lost another great mastermind, Kon Satoshi. The famed director of such works as the psychological thriller Perfect Blue as well as Tokyo Godfathers, and Millennium Actress, lost his fight with pancreatic cancer.

Satoshi is survived by his wife Kon Kyoko. He was 46-years-old. The good ones always die young. He was working on his next movie, Yume-Miru Kikai.

Trailers for his works, below:

Andrew Monkelban

Andrew Monkelban is an avid gamer and writer, who has been featured in Second Skin, and on Wired's GameLife and The Escapist. He is also really into the Japanese entertainment scene. Even though he has Cerebral Palsy, he does not let it stop him from doing what he loves, although he's always on the look-out for technology that would help him with difficult tasks. He came to PopTen in the Summer of 2009, where he's now able to combine his passions.

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  1. Hantonisse says:

    His last words were published and translated: http://makikoitoh.com/journal/satoshi-kons-last

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