FILM DIRECTOR

Satoshi Kon

1963 - 2010

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Satoshi Kon (今 敏, Kon Satoshi, October 12, 1963 – August 24, 2010) was a Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Satoshi Kon has received more than 3,290,577 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Satoshi Kon is the 302nd most popular film director (up from 310th in 2019), the 436th most popular biography from Japan (down from 424th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Japanese Film Director.

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  • 39

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  • 5.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Satoshi Kon ranks 302 out of 2,041. Before him are Stanley Kramer, Márta Mészáros, Shin Sang-ok, Ousmane Sembène, Mamoru Oshii, and Mikhail Kalatozov. After him are Raúl Ruiz, John Boorman, Philippe de Broca, Jim Henson, Paul Schrader, and Krzysztof Zanussi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Satoshi Kon ranks 64. Before him are Roberto Donadoni, Lolo Ferrari, Luis Arce, Junji Ito, Liu Cixin, and Andrej Kiska. After him are David Thewlis, Kevin Mitnick, Gaspar Noé, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steven Soderbergh, and Jennifer Beals. Among people deceased in 2010, Satoshi Kon ranks 68. Before him are Giulietta Simionato, Bent Larsen, Luis Corvalán, Ariel Ramírez, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, and Archduke Rudolf of Austria. After him are Solomon Burke, Martin Gardner, Iskandar of Johor, Fess Parker, Malcolm McLaren, and Günter Behnisch.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Satoshi Kon ranks 436 out of 6,245. Before him are Noritaka Hidaka (1947), Emperor Shijō (1231), Yoshihiko Noda (1957), Takijirō Ōnishi (1891), Kiichi Miyazawa (1919), and Katsuhiro Otomo (1954). After him are Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (1950), Takeo Fukuda (1905), Eisai (1141), Yukio Tsuda (1917), Muryeong of Baekje (462), and Takahashi Korekiyo (1854).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Japan

Among film directors born in Japan, Satoshi Kon ranks 15. Before him are Nagisa Oshima (1932), Hirokazu Kore-eda (1962), Hideaki Anno (1960), Franklin J. Schaffner (1920), Makoto Shinkai (1973), and Mamoru Oshii (1951). After him are Mikio Naruse (1905), Kinji Fukasaku (1930), Ishirō Honda (1911), Kaneto Shindo (1912), Kon Ichikawa (1915), and Takashi Miike (1960).

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Filmography

Perfect Blue
Director
Encouraged by her managers, rising pop star Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.
Feb 28o 19988.3 / 10
Paprika
Director
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.
Oct 21o 20067.8 / 10
Tokyo Godfathers
Director
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Dec 5o 20037.904 / 10