Thank you for the movies.
Aug. 24th, 2010 09:49 pmSatoshi Kon passed away early this morning.
No official news sources yet, but it's been confirmed on Masao Maruyama's twitter that "an important MADHOUSE director just passed away." Maruyama has also apparently told Jim Vowles via private communication that yes, the director in question is Satoshi Kon.
Farewell, Kon-sensei. Thank you for having the vision to make Millenium Actress, my absolute favorite movie of all time. Thank you for having the brass balls to make Perfect Blue, one of the most punch-your-rape-culture-in-the-gut trope-breaking male-privilege-clue-by-fouring feminist films ever to come out of a Japanese animation studio. Thank you for breathing your special brand of gorgeous delirium into Paprika and Paranoia Agent and then having the directorial finesse to bring your audience back home safe again even when your films push them to the brink of madness.
I don't know what it was that you were chasing, but I hope that you can find it in the next life.
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No official news sources yet, but it's been confirmed on Masao Maruyama's twitter that "an important MADHOUSE director just passed away." Maruyama has also apparently told Jim Vowles via private communication that yes, the director in question is Satoshi Kon.
Farewell, Kon-sensei. Thank you for having the vision to make Millenium Actress, my absolute favorite movie of all time. Thank you for having the brass balls to make Perfect Blue, one of the most punch-your-rape-culture-in-the-gut trope-breaking male-privilege-clue-by-fouring feminist films ever to come out of a Japanese animation studio. Thank you for breathing your special brand of gorgeous delirium into Paprika and Paranoia Agent and then having the directorial finesse to bring your audience back home safe again even when your films push them to the brink of madness.
I don't know what it was that you were chasing, but I hope that you can find it in the next life.
