Satoshi Kon: Difference between revisions

From 1993 to 1994, Kon was involved in the production of the [[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)|1993 OVA]] series.; Mostmost notably in [[Episode 12 (OVA)|Episode 12]], infor which he was the episode director, scriptwriter, and storyboard artist. Because of his outstanding efforts, the episode was highly praised and served to make his name more widely known.

In 1997, Kon made his true directorial debut in the film {{W|Perfect Blue}}. He was offered the job was because the producer at Madhouse, {{W|Masao Maruyama (film producer)|Masao Maruyama}}, was a fan of his previous work on ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''.<ref>[http://konstone.s-kon.net/modules/interview/index.php?content_id=3 イタリアから、主に「千年女優」に関するインタビュー]</ref> 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 series director, [[Hiroyuki Kitakubo|Hiroyuki Kitakubo]]. 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120402165610/http://www.perfectblue.com/interview.html Interview with Satoshi Kon, Director of Perfect Blue]</ref>