Anime director Satoshi Kon passed away

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Anime director Satoshi Kon passed away

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Post by Valigarmander » Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:54 pm

UK Anime Network News - Director Satoshi Kon passes away

The guy who directed the films Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika, as well as the TV series Paranoia Agent, passed away at age 46 yesterday.

R.I.P.
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Post by Bomby » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:21 pm

Holy ****... this guy was one of my favorites. R.I.P.
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Post by Apiary Tazy » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:27 pm

Well, that sucks.
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Post by I REALLY HATE POKEMON! » Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:15 pm

46 is rather young to die.
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Post by Galefore » Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:31 pm

What the ****?

That's ****ing awful. Dude was easily one of my favorite filmmakers, animated or not. Tokyo Godfathers is still one of my favorite movies, because it has such a quiet sort of power to it that I found really cool when I watched it. RIP. Damn.
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Post by Bomby » Wed Aug 25, 2010 1:46 pm

I say we fund a statue in his honor.
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