Tokyo Godfathers, one of late director Satoshi Kon’s celebrated works, is getting ready to return to cinemas. Appropriately enough, this will be just in time for the holidays, as Anime Expo Cinema Nights and Iconic Events have the showings lined up for December 11-13, 2023. …Read more »
It’s been 26 years since Satoshi Kon’s masterpiece anime film Perfect Blue premiered at Canada’s Fantasia Film Festival in 1997. Kon would go on to direct 2002’s Millennium Actress, 2003’s Tokyo Godfathers, 2004’s Paranoia Agents series and 2006’s Paprika at MADHOUSE before his untimely passing …Read more »
Have you been itching to check out the new documentary about late anime master Satoshi Kon? You’re in luck. The National Museum of Asian Art at the Smithsonian will be streaming the film in the US for a week starting March 26. The film is …Read more »
If you’re new to the works of Satoshi Kon, they can seem pretty daunting. The late director was known for his visionary works — many of which were reality-bending and surreal. But it’s beautiful, as a new documentary on his work will show. Consider these …Read more »
The French documentary Satoshi Kon, l’illusionniste (a change from the old title, Satoshi Kon: La Machine À Rêves) is finally going to be screened. It will have its debut at the prestigious Festival de Cannes 2021 in France next month. It will be screened sometime …Read more »
French company Carlotta Films is coming out with a documentary on Satoshi Kon, directed by Pascal-Alex Vincent and titled Satoshi Kon: La Machine À Rêves (translated as Satoshi Kon: The Dream Machine). Kon may have passed away more than a decade ago, but his movies …Read more »
Fifteen years ago, visionary directory Satoshi Kon released his fourth and final film. Based on the novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui, Paprika has become a modern classic, and inspired filmmakers around the world. Here in 2021, we’re still very much in love with it. Honestly, we don’t …Read more »
Satoshi Kon was one of the most successful anime directors of all time, and France is one of the countries where manga is most popular abroad. So it comes as no surprise that a French documentary about Kon has been made. The documentary is called …Read more »
Ten years ago, on August 24, 2010, anime director Satoshi Kon died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 46. In his short life, Kon became one of the most celebrated auteurs in anime history. He directed the films Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers …Read more »
Another change is on the way to Adult Swim’s Toonami anime block on Cartoon Network. Starting Saturday, April 25, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma will be replaced by none other than Satoshi Kon’s anime series Paranoia Agent. This marks a return for the series, which …Read more »
Chiyoko Fujiwara has a long and celebrated career as an actress behind her when she agrees to do a documentary with interviewer Genya and his cameraman Kyoji. Genya gives her a key she lost years ago, not realizing just how important it is to her …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Fathom Events There’s nothing out there like the work of director Satoshi Kon, known for inventive and influential anime films such as Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika. One of the late creator’s truly timeless classics is the emotionally rich Millennium Actress, which is coming to theaters in …Read more »
In 1997, the late Satoshi Kon released what many would refer to as his magnum opus. It was called Perfect Blue, and it was written by Sadayuki Murai. Based on the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis from Yoshikazu Takeuchi, it was billed as a psychological …Read more »
The first film from the late, great Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers) is coming back to theaters this month. The groundbreaking Perfect Blue will be presented in a brand-new digital transfer on the big screen for a special two-night event, with tickets available now for …Read more »
Susumu Hirasawa, who created the soundtracks for Satoshi Kon’s Millennium Actress, Paprika and Paranoia Agent, confirmed October 27 he has been hired to compose a theme song for Kon’s Opus. That begs the question: is Hirasawa simply creating a song to go along with the …Read more »
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