― King Kitty, Wednesday, 16 May 2007 04:35 (sixteen years ago) link
After seeing Paranoia Agent I want to see this so much. Alas, it isn't showing in mtl yet... maybe at FanTasia?
― Will M., Friday, 25 May 2007 21:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, Paranoia Agent was insane. I'd stay up all night just to watch it the second time around on A.S. That episode with the three suicide buddies really stuck with with me. That and the last episode, which was ƒu<kin NU†S!
― django, Friday, 25 May 2007 21:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Paprika kinda feels like Paranoia Agent redux. The same themes are explored but not as much as they were in PA for obvious lack of time. The overall concept was handled in a better manner in PA but the visuals in Paprika are absolutely amazing. 6 months on, i can still remember some scenes quite vividly. The parade is stunning, the music just gets into your head and i couldn't help but want for more of the parade (you'll see what i mean).
― Jibe, Saturday, 26 May 2007 00:28 (sixteen years ago) link
the nyt review is so cute. 'animation not for kids?? OMG GROUNDBREAKING'
― ☪, Saturday, 26 May 2007 12:37 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm glad to see he's still using Susumu Hirasawa. The ending theme song for PA is brill!
― django, Saturday, 26 May 2007 15:12 (sixteen years ago) link
I will absolutely go and see this in an ILX group. Or with girlfriend if need be. Kon's last three films were awesome; I wasn't aware he did a serialized anime! Off to netflix
― forksclovetofu, Saturday, 26 May 2007 15:16 (sixteen years ago) link
i didnt get this film at all! v enjoyable though!
― ☪, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 00:14 (sixteen years ago) link
It was ok
― admrl, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 01:10 (sixteen years ago) link
it was fun but kind of empty although i don't know if the translation was any good
― elan, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 01:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, it was fine but easily his weakest film. Thanks to this thread for turning me on to paranoia agent, tho! I ripped through all four discs of that mighty fast and was much impressed.
― forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 02:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Isn't it awesome?! It may be my fave anime ever.
This will be in mtl on August 20th... so, err, expect another thread resurrect then
― Will M., Tuesday, 17 July 2007 14:26 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah Paranoia Agent is fuckin brilliant! Paprika...not so much. The Japanese version was a little more quirky and goofy, but it was kinda dry for some reason. The end was pretty mind warping what with the dream eating baby and all, but P.A. totally fucked with your head and stuck with you. I forgot almost everything from Paprika by the time I got home :(. Still, the man can draw!
― django, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 15:08 (sixteen years ago) link
I think the problem was craziness overkill. In Paranoia Agent most of the out-there moments were subdued but totally unnerving, in contrast to the stark, muted palette and ominous tone that it mostly followed. Paprika was, really, just too much.
― django, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 15:16 (sixteen years ago) link
RIP, apparently
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 August 2010 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
so sad. wrote a lil thing here
― piranha karenina (s1ocki), Tuesday, 24 August 2010 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
just found out about this via s1ockis tumblr. RIP & I would recommend anybody who was a fan of Inception to watch Paprika.
― dayo, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 06:32 (thirteen years ago) link
That's so sad. Millennium Actress is one of my favorite movies, not just in the animated category.
― I can use my display name if I say they're ilxors (CONGO, M.D.), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 06:54 (thirteen years ago) link
only 46 (or 47?). Either way, much too young. Perfect Blue is a big personal favorite of mine.
s1ocki, that's a great interview, especially what he says about the role of mystery. such a brilliant guy.
― her breath came in short pants (sciolism), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 08:24 (thirteen years ago) link
"Whether I am in the audience or in the crew, I can say with confidence that movies that are 100% comprehensible are absolutely boring."
What an excellent person.
it's really sad he's gone.
― missed two gucci mane punchlines and had to rewind (c sharp major), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 09:48 (thirteen years ago) link
ugh, that sucks! nice to see Paranoia Agent get so much love itt, but CONGO otm
― elephant rob, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:22 (thirteen years ago) link
What is really great about Paranoia Agent is that the English voice acting is actually really wonderful, as apposed to a lot of other Animes.
― Evan, Wednesday, 25 August 2010 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Awful news- everything I've seen from Kon was wonderful; he was second only to Miyazaki. And at only 47...not like it needs to be restated, but fuck cancer.
― a black white asian pine ghost who is fake (Telephone thing), Wednesday, 25 August 2010 18:13 (thirteen years ago) link
This is tremendously sad; I was really looking forward to watching his films for the next few decades. What a waste.
― this isn't STRAWBERRY 0_o it's RAWBERRY (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 26 August 2010 04:54 (thirteen years ago) link
oh damn. didn't even know. never did anything i didn't love. r.i.p.
― a dystopian society awaits if we continue on this path. (contenderizer), Thursday, 26 August 2010 05:07 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.makikoitoh.com/journal/satoshi-kons-last-words is heartbreaking. RIP.
― etc, Friday, 27 August 2010 04:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Knocking me for a loop and a half, all of that.
With my heart full of gratitude for everything good in the world, I'll put down my pen.Now excuse me, I have to go.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 27 August 2010 05:04 (thirteen years ago) link
couldn't read that without weeping too much to continue reading that, but "now excuse me, i have to go" = some beautiful last words
― a dystopian society awaits if we continue on this path. (contenderizer), Friday, 27 August 2010 05:09 (thirteen years ago) link
The simplicity of the original phrase -- 'o-saki ni' -- seems even more right.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 27 August 2010 05:09 (thirteen years ago) link
shouldn't be reading these things at work. between this and the manila hostage fuckup, I'm just not right.
thrilled however to discover that my library has nearly all of his work on DVD. headed there now.
― dayo, Friday, 27 August 2010 05:15 (thirteen years ago) link
just really sad.
― this isn't STRAWBERRY 0_o it's RAWBERRY (forksclovetofu), Friday, 27 August 2010 05:41 (thirteen years ago) link
That is just so goddamn heartbreaking.
― Simon H., Friday, 27 August 2010 06:11 (thirteen years ago) link
just finished millennium actress. kind of an almost perfect movie.
― dayo, Sunday, 5 September 2010 16:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I'd been going to an acupuncturist and a chiropractor, but I wasn't getting any better
Oh, man. I wonder if it could have been caught in time to save him.
― tricked by a toothless cobra, Sunday, 5 September 2010 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
This just kills me; I don't like anime in general, but came to Satashi Kon through the soundtracks that Hirasawa has done - the guy is incredible. I'm sad that I only discovered these movies just now. I wonder if "Dreaming Machine" will ever see release some day. FWIW Hirasawa also has a song called "Dreaming Machine" that he recently re-recorded; apparently he was supposed to compose the music for this one as well.
― frogbs, Monday, 31 January 2011 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
The last I heard (late last year), Dreaming Machine was still in production and on track for a 2011 release. Kon apparently left reams of notes and made an agreement with the producers that it would be completed no matter what happened to him. I think the head animation director is in charge of it now?
― muus lääv? :D muus dut :( (Telephone thing), Monday, 31 January 2011 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
wow, totally missed the news that he died
― ^ probably more bullshit self-aggrandizement and non-essential info (Edward III), Monday, 31 January 2011 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
http://contrarianne.tumblr.com/post/42081309922/compare-contrast-perfect-blue-1997-dir
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 5 February 2013 23:51 (eleven years ago) link
People have been pointing this out for a while now. I don't think BS is a "rip off" of PB and the two movies are distinct from each other, but some scenes and imagery are definitely an inspiration (more than is actually shown in that tumblr post), but Aronofsky continues to deny it.
― Duane Barry, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 00:04 (eleven years ago) link
Saw Paprika recently-ish. It was ok, but not as good as I'd been led to believe.
Mind Game, on the other hand, was all-time
― imago, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 00:07 (eleven years ago) link
ha, didn't know about that comparison xxp
― Nhex, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 03:45 (eleven years ago) link
that's the first thing I've seen that makes me wanna see black swan
― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 6 February 2013 05:19 (eleven years ago) link
http://vimeo.com/101675469
― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 31 July 2014 15:08 (nine years ago) link
Can't believe it's been four years already
― 龜, Thursday, 31 July 2014 15:29 (nine years ago) link
one of the guys i most wish i had gotten to see have a full career
― go ahead. make vid where u rap about this new TMNT movie. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 31 July 2014 15:41 (nine years ago) link
that short 'Ohayo' is mesmerizingstill no movement on Dreaming Machine getting finished anytime soon. wish Madhouse would Kickstart it, other anime KS have been very successful (LWA2, Patema boxset etc)
http://i.imgur.com/AfA15O3.jpg
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 31 July 2014 16:49 (nine years ago) link
can't believe it's been 5 years
― 龜, Monday, 24 August 2015 20:38 (eight years ago) link
― 龜, Thursday, July 31, 2014 11:29 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark
omg i'm so predictable
Well, who could blame you.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 24 August 2015 21:22 (eight years ago) link
i'm caught in my own millennium actress vortex
― 龜, Monday, 24 August 2015 21:29 (eight years ago) link
Gone ten years. Still stings. I think Tokyo Godfathers is due for a rewatch this weekend.
― Duane Barry, Tuesday, 25 August 2020 22:17 (three years ago) link
Nice to see it get that remaster/rerelease over here.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 25 August 2020 22:20 (three years ago) link
TEN YEARS wtf
I am rewatching Paranoia Agent and (finally) liking it less (on fifth viewing). Time to do a second-viewing of his films, I guess!
― my god, it's full of bugles (flamboyant goon tie included), Tuesday, 25 August 2020 22:44 (three years ago) link
Wise idea. And yeah, ten years -- imagine what he could be doing by now.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 August 2020 01:54 (three years ago) link
Now speaking of Paranoia Agent:
Really excited to learn that Funimation will be releasing a new edition of Satoshi Kon's unforgettable TV animation PARANOIA AGENT on blu-ray this December. It's harrowing, thrilling, fascinating and absolutely deserves a wider audience. pic.twitter.com/Hcjf50uWmj— Daniel Martin (@DrDSM) September 20, 2020
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 20 September 2020 16:43 (three years ago) link
His finest moment imho
― flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 20 September 2020 16:45 (three years ago) link
omfg FINALLY it has been out of print too long
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 20 September 2020 16:48 (three years ago) link
i've never actually finished it
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Sunday, 20 September 2020 16:49 (three years ago) link
it's very trenchant
― ciderpress, Sunday, 20 September 2020 17:00 (three years ago) link
Oh man it ends so well, what an excellent series
I didn't like the manga episode the first time but I loved it on second viewingThe cult episode destroyed me
― flamboyant goon tie included, Sunday, 20 September 2020 17:22 (three years ago) link
Shonen bat!
― emil.y, Sunday, 20 September 2020 18:35 (three years ago) link
So "Tokyo Godfathers" is the greatest Christmas film ever, right? I had the dvd sat here waiting for the family visiting in a few days but got out of bed in the middle of the night tonight to smoke some cigarettes in a severe mood, saw it there yeah let's stick this on aw shit I was bucketing tears within minutes
― Jonathan Hellion Mumble, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 05:31 (three years ago) link
Also end credits is Inno Alla Gioia in Japanese? Dunno what that is in English but that's Christmas to me
― Jonathan Hellion Mumble, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 05:37 (three years ago) link
ok Google says it's called "Ode To Joy" which I suppose makes sense
― Jonathan Hellion Mumble, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 05:39 (three years ago) link
Dammit should've sussed that, I knew "L'Abete Di Natale" had a translation dammit dammit I'm such an idiot fucking ignore me
― Jonathan Hellion Mumble, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 05:49 (three years ago) link
Yeah I need to give this a rewatch.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 06:52 (three years ago) link
It's the best, watched it with my gals the other night. Few anime are so downright beautiful in art and colouration.
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 07:00 (three years ago) link
i bought the blu-ray set of paranoia agent btw. holy shit this show
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, 6 January 2021 04:49 (three years ago) link
An insane thread
For years I heard it repeated that Darren Aronofsky had bought the live action rights to Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue. That's why he was able to plunder shots from it for his most famous films. Today I learned that never happened and he's always just said it was "homage." WTF!?? https://t.co/WDwLzS7Nf7— Art-Eater ➡️⬇️↘️🐲👊 (@Richmond_Lee) April 3, 2021
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 3 April 2021 15:44 (two years ago) link
Our own board vet s1ocki has made his long past interview from 2007 with him available in full for the first time:
hhttps://markslutsky.substack.com/p/something-good-28-satoshi-kon
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 23 July 2021 01:11 (two years ago) link
Trying that again!
https://markslutsky.substack.com/p/something-good-28-satoshi-kon
*scratches chin*
Deadline: Cathy Yan (Birds of Prey) to direct live-action Paprika movie for Amazon Studioshttps://t.co/KXuZTuUCV8 pic.twitter.com/OTbH0341gL— Nibel (@Nibellion) August 22, 2022
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 22 August 2022 17:10 (one year ago) link