Satoshi Kon

was a Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art University. He is best known for his acclaimed anime films ''Perfect Blue'' (1997), ''Millennium Actress'' (2001), ''Tokyo Godfathers'' (2003), and ''Paprika'' (2006), and the TV series ''Paranoia Agent'' (2004). He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 46 on August 24, 2010. Provided by Wikipedia