Satoshi Kon dies at age 47

[Moonman]

http://www.collider.com/2010/08/24/satoshi-kon-dead-at-47-paprika-tokyo-godfathers/

I don't normally do these things, but I don't want to risk this guy getting forgotten. I can't even call myself a fan of his, but what I've seen of his, I liked. More than anything I liked what he was doing. Exploring animation as a force of power through understatement...or restraint. Hard to describe. There was a pragmatism to the films of his I saw that made them so unique.

I really did seem like one of a kind.

[SeraphSword]

I really loved Millennium Actress, seems awful young to go.

[drugmassacre]

what the fuck. This is terrible.

[gau dog]

Man, it's such a shocking death. In all honesty, I didn't see all his movies as flawless but loved his talent. He was definitely in the upper echelon of anime directors. I just now hope his final movie "Dream Machine" can be faithfully completed.

Satoshi Kon's last words: http://www.makikoitoh.com/journal/satoshi-kons-last-words

[Kelly Tindall]

He was so amazing. The fact that we're denied thirty years of his films is heartbreaking.