Satoshi Kon's final request to his backers at studio Madhouse before passing was reportedly for them to see his final film, The Dreaming Machine, through to the end. With directing duties passed to Yoshimi Itazu, that seemed to be the case, but the film was shut down in August 2011 due to lack of finances, and today the official website disappeared. More after the jump.
On August 24, 2010, the world lost Satoshi Kon, the great anime director whose works Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent and Paprika explored how we process the world and maturely spoke to a wide range of audiences. A new video tours the "Millennium Gift" tribute exhibit, displayed at the Shinjuku Ophthalmologist Gallery August 12-24, 2011. View it after the jump.
On August 24, 2010, the world lost Satoshi Kon, the great anime director whose works Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent and Paprika explored how we process the world and maturely spoke to a wide range of audiences. Tribute exhibits were recently held at "Japan Expo Sud" (February 2011 - Marseille, France) and "Japan Expo 12th Impact" (June 30 to July 3 2011 - Paris, France) and the last two weeks at Gankagarou Shinjuku (Tokyo). Check out a look after the jump.
Masao Maruyama, founder of animation studio Madhouse, appeared at Otakon 2011 this morning with word on his independent studio, Mappa, Satoshi Kon's Dreaming Machine, and more. Hit the jump for the scoop!
Taking questions at during a premiere of anime feature Mai Mai Miracle at AM2 convention, Masao Maruyama and director Sunao Katabuchi (Black Lagoon) commented on how Madhouse plans to handle Satoshi Kon's incomplete final work, Yume Miru Kikai (Dreaming Machine). More after the jump.