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Satoshi Kon (今 敏, Kon Satoshi?, October 12, 1963 – August 24, 2010) was a Japanese director of anime films. Kon started his career as a manga artist and editor in Young Magazine, and then made his screenwriting debut with "Magnetic Rose", a section of the anthology film Memories. Kon made his directorial debut film, Perfect Blue, in 1997, followed by Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika and the television series Paranoia Agent. A fifth film, The Dream Machine, is also in production. All of his works as a director have been made by Studio Madhouse, where he was a staff director along with Rintaro and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. He was a founder and part of the 15-member steering committee of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group. FILMS: Director: Memories "Magnetic Rose" segment (1996) Perfect Blue (パーフェクト・ブルー; Pāfekuto Burū) (1997) Millennium Actress (千年女優; Sennen Joyū) (2001) Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ; Tōkyō Goddofāzāzu) (2003) Paprika (パプリカ; Papurika) (2006) Based on the book by Yasutaka Tsutsui