Satoshi Kon (October 12, 1963 – August 24, 2010) was a Japanese anime director and mangaka from Kushiro, Hokkaidō and a member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art University. He is sometimes credited as "Yoshihiro Wanibuchi" (鰐淵良宏 Wanibuchi Yoshihiro?) in the credits of Paranoia Agent. He was the younger brother of guitarist and studio musician Tsuyoshi Kon.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 12, 1963
- August 24, 2010 (aged 46)
- Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
- Director, writer and actor
- 11 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
What are Satoshi Kon's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Ideas.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 3
Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 1
Resolved 1 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Satoshi Kon's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Satoshi Kon's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
23 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Black Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Noah(2014)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
La Luna(2011)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Ani*Kuri15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Ani*Kuri15 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Paprika(2006)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Paranoia Agent(2004)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Paranoia Agent: Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Tokyo Godfathers(2003)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Millennium Actress(2001)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Millennium Actress: Tracks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Master Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Perfect Blue(1997)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Detatoko Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Detatoko Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Memories(1995)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Patlabor 2: The Movie(1993)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Run, Melos! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Roujin Z(1991)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
World Apartment Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
The Dream Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 1991 to 2020.
Film career
- 2006Screen debut· Paprika
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Satoshi Kon's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 96th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 96th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up10
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
None of their 11 titles divides audiences: 8 are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved8
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 84/100 and the pacing 60/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Satoshi Kon's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Satoshi Kon work with?
People who share at least 2 of Satoshi Kon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takeshi Seyama shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Seishi MinakamiShared titles: Paprika (2006), Paranoia Agent (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Seishi Minakami
- Sadayuki MuraiShared titles: Millennium Actress (2001), Perfect Blue (1997)See all 2 shared titles with Sadayuki Murai
Actors
- Kôichi YamaderaShared titles: Paprika (2006), Millennium Actress (2001), Memories (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Kôichi Yamadera
- Shôzô ÎzukaShared titles: Paranoia Agent (2004), Millennium Actress (2001), Memories (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Shôzô Îzuka
- Akio OtsukaShared titles: Paprika (2006), Tokyo Godfathers (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Akio Otsuka
- Satomi KoorogiShared titles: Paprika (2006), Tokyo Godfathers (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Satomi Koorogi
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Takeshi SeyamaShared titles: Paprika (2006), Paranoia Agent (2004), Tokyo Godfathers (2003), Memories (1995)See all 4 shared titles with Takeshi Seyama
- Susumu HirasawaShared titles: Paprika (2006), Paranoia Agent (2004), Millennium Actress (2001)See all 3 shared titles with Susumu Hirasawa
- Kashiko KimuraShared titles: Paranoia Agent (2004), Tokyo Godfathers (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Kashiko Kimura
- Katsutoshi SugaiShared titles: Paranoia Agent (2004), Tokyo Godfathers (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Katsutoshi Sugai
Producers
- Satoki ToyodaShared titles: Paprika (2006), Paranoia Agent (2004), Tokyo Godfathers (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Satoki Toyoda
- Masao MaruyamaShared titles: Tokyo Godfathers (2003), Perfect Blue (1997), Memories (1995)See all 3 shared titles with Masao Maruyama
- Masao TakiyamaShared titles: Paprika (2006), Tokyo Godfathers (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Masao Takiyama
- Tarô MorishimaShared titles: Paprika (2006), Tokyo Godfathers (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Tarô Morishima