Satoshi Kon

Satoshi Kon
Japanese Name	今 敏
Romanized Name	Kon Satoshi
Alias	Yoshihiro Wanibuchi (鰐淵 良宏)
Profile
Age	46 (Deceased)
Birthday	October 12, 1963
Birthplace	Sapporo, Japan
Date of Death	August 24, 2010
Gender	Male
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Director Screenwriter Storyboard Artist Animator
Notable Works	Perfect Blue Millennium Actress Tokyo Godfathers Paprika
Media
JoJo Debut	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)

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

He is best known for his acclaimed work on films Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika. On August 24, 2010, he died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 46.

Biography

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 Perfect Blue. 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: Episode 12
  • Script Cooperation: Episode 13
  • Key Animation: Episode 9
  • Storyboard: Episode 12

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