A Tribute to Satoshi Kon

Published on 03/02/2011 - Edition

To pay a tribute to the master of animated dreams whose untimely death occurred last year, Japan Expo Sud asked to about thirty French artists who illustrate the memory of Satoshi KON.

"With my heart full of gratitude for everything good in the world, I'll put my pen down. Now excuse me, I have to go." Satoshi KON left with these words, in a last letter published on the Internet by his wife after his death.

Japan Expo Sud pays a tribute to the artist, by letting French artists express through their art all the affection they had for the master.

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© All rights reserved Satoshi KON made himself known as an animation director in 1997 with Perfect Blue, a feature film which was a revelation for many people when it was released. Then came the films Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, as well as the series Paranoia Agent. So many works which showed the perfection of the image and of directing achieved by this artist who started his career as a Mangaka.

On August 24, 2010, Satoshi KON passed away, at 46 years old. A brutal death which left a huge gap in the hearts and dreams of all his fans. Suffering from pancreas cancer, he had chosen not to talk about his illness, going on working until the end on his last film Yume-Miru Kikai, which will be finished soon by the studio Madhouse.

Discover at Japan Expo Sud the works of the French artists who illustrated the memory of the artist through the exhibition A Tribute to Satoshi Kon.

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This exhibition has been made in collaboration with Marc AGUESSE, in charge of the website Catsuka and of the TV show bearing the same name on the French channel Nolife.

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