History Creator / SatoshiKon

** ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'': A satirical, supernatural, psychological thriller, mystery.

** ''Anime/MillenniumActress: Surrealist GenreBusting drama.

** His third film [[Anime/TokyoGodfathers Tokyo Godfathers]] is a lot more light-hearted and comedic compared to his other works. However, the film still contains Kon's SignatureStyle including his atmospheric touch, keen social commentary, and insight on the human mind.

** ''Anime/MillenniumActress'', ''Anime/TokyoGodfathers, and most likely his unfinished film ''The Dream Machine'' are more on the idealistic end.

** ''Anime/MilleniumActress'', ''Anime/TokyoGodfathers, and most likely his unfinished film ''The Dream Machine'' are more on the idealistic end.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Depends on the project. Perfect Blue and Paranoia Agent are far on the cynical end, where Millenium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and most likely his unfinished film The Dream Machine are more on the idealistic end. Paprika is smack in the middle.

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He passed away on August 24, 2010 from pancreatic cancer [[TooCoolToLive at the age of 46]]. His [[FinalSpeech final words]] can be read [[http://www.makikoitoh.com/journal/satoshi-kons-last-words here (in English)]] or [[http://konstone.s-kon.net/modules/notebook/archives/565 here (in Japanese)]].

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent:
** His third film [[Anime/TokyoGodfathers Tokyo Godfathers]] is a lot more light-hearted and comedic compared to his other works. However, the film still contains Kon's SignatureStyle including his atmospheric touch, keen social commentary, and insight on the human mind.
** His incomplete film, ''The Dream Machine'' was meant to be a kid-friendly adventure.

** His third film[[Anime/TokyoGodfathers Tokyo Godfathers]] is more of a magical realist tragicomedy set firmly in reality.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: His third movie, ''Anime/TokyoGodfathers'' is a straight forward comedy-drama with a more traditional three act structure firmly set in a realistic world rather than his usual style.
** The last project he worked on was a kid-friendly robot movie called ''Anime/TheDreamMachine''.
** Creator/{{Madhouse}} has thankfully confirmed [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-11/satoshi-kon-last-film-to-officially-resume-production the film is back in production]]. In Satoshi Kon's final message, he said he was assured by Madhouse founder Masao Maruyama that the studio would do "whatever it takes" to finish it.
** Unfortunately the movie has slipped back into DevelopmentHell again. [[invoked]]

* ''Anime/PerfectBlue'' (1998)