Satoshi Kon

Satoshi Kon (今 敏) was a director,,  and animator credited for his work on the OVA adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by Studio A.P.P.P..

He was best known for his acclaimed work on films, , and. On August 24, 2010, he died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 46.

Biography
Satoshi Kon was born on October 12, 1963 in, Japan. In 1982, he entered a Graphic Design course at the. While in college, Kon made his debut as a manga artist in 1984 with the two-part doujinshi titled Toriko, which won second place in Young Magazine's Tesuya Chiba Awards.

In 1991, Kon made his debut as an animator working as a background artist for the film, which was directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo and written by. In 1995, he began working as a scriptwriter for Magnetic Rose, one of three shorts featured in the anthology film.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
From 1993 to 1994, Kon was involved in the production of the 1993 OVA series. Most notably Episode 12, in which he was the script writer and storyboard artist. Because of his outstanding effort, the episode was highly acclaimed and served to make his name more widely known.

In 1997, Kon made his directorial debut on the film. The reason he was offered the job was because the producer at Madhouse, Masao Maruyama, was a fan of his previous work on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. Although Kon had been in charge of supervising the script, continuity and production of the episode he worked on in JoJo, the sound, dubbing and everything else was still the work of the director. This is why he wanted to direct Perfect Blue, as it gave him the perfect opportunity to have a go at doing all those things at once.

Credits

 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)
 * Script:
 * Script Cooperation:
 * Key Animation:
 * Storyboard: