Satoshi Kon

Satoshi Kon

writer, director, animation department

Satoshi Kon was born on Oct 12, 1963 in Japan. Satoshi Kon's big-screen debut came with Roujin Z directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo in 1991. Satoshi Kon is known for Paprika directed by Satoshi Kon, Megumi Hayashibara stars as Paprika and Tôru Furuya as Tokita Kohsaku. Satoshi Kon has got 21 awards and 7 nominations so far. The most recent award Satoshi Kon achieved is Annie Awards. The upcoming new movie Satoshi Kon plays is Paprika which will be released on Jun 22, 2007.

Satoshi Kon was born in 1963. He studied at the Musashino College of the Arts. He began his career as a Manga artist. He then moved to animation and worked as a background artist on many films (including Roujin Z (1991) by 'Katsuhiro Otomo'). Then, in 1995, he wrote an episode of the anthology film Memories (1995) (this Episode was "Magnetic Rose"). In 1997, he directed his first feature film: the excellent Perfect Blue (1997). In 2001, he finished work on his second feature film, Millennium Actress (2001) (aka Millennium Actress).

  • Birthday

    Oct 12, 1963
  • Place of Birth

    Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Known For

Awards

21 wins & 7 nominations

Annie Awards
2020
Posthumously
Winner - Winsor McCay Award
Fantasporto
2007
Papurika (2006)
Winner - Critics' Award
1998
Best Film - Animation
Winner - Fantasia Section Award
1998
Best Film
Winner - Fantasia Section Award
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