In what proved to be his last feature before his tragic death of pancreatic cancer at a mere 46 years old, Satoshi Kon's final film shows that he was still on a meteoric rise, and truly one of the singular talents in anime, and cinema in general.

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Proving once more he was not to be pigeonholed, Satoshi Kon followed his sweeping epic Millennium Actress with a low-key, whimsical and heartfelt dramedy focusing on three homeless misfits, whom, on Christmas Eve, discover an abandoned baby, which sends the trio on a madcap journey through the backstreets of Tokyo, encountering everything from Yakuza to Latin American migrant workers in a story that not only manages to make you laugh, but also is a deeply heartfelt story of how the trio

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A deeply moving and intimate protrait/love letter to both Japanese cinema and history, Millennium Actress was Satoshi Kon's remarkbly gentle followup to his raw and disturbing feature debut, Perfect Blue.

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Satoshi Kon's debut feature is a surreal, disturbing and utterly fascinating study of psychological breakdown and catharsis coupled with a biting commentary on the exploitive nature of the television industry, and our own preoccupation with the imagery and nature of fame.

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IN WHICH I O.D. ON JAPAN
I've been on a serious Perfume kick lately, as you might know. Here's their most popular music video. Enjoy.

I'm gonna save songs I like more for later. On to my update. Please follow me.

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