Satoshi Kon - Editing Space & Time
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- Four years after his passing, we still haven't quite caught up to Satoshi Kon, one of the great visionaries of modern film. In just four features and one TV series, he developed a unique style of editing that distorted and warped space and time. Join me in honoring the greatest Japanese animator not named Miyazaki.
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For further reading/viewing, I highly recommend:
Andrew Osmond's book "Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist" (my major source) amzn.com/193333...
Kristin Thompson's essay on match cuts & graphic matches bit.ly/1x960Em
And this tumblr with an excellent name / fuckyeahsatoshikon
Music:
Susumu Hirasawa - Meditational Field
Susumu Hirasawa - Chiyoko's Theme
Susumu Hirasawa - A Drop Filled with Memories
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I showed Perfect Blue to my film language teacher who she loves the Black Swan and she disregard it as inferior to the feature movie. I wished I could be as articulate as you to defend it better.
+Vítězslav Ureš Your teacher has horrid taste.
+Benny Trinh Though we rarely agree I still respect her for her vast knowledge, but it she is just not into animated films.
+Nyx "Many of the most touching and emotional works I've seen have been anime"
So true, Code Geass R1 made me so sad (Euphonia), viewers will know.
+cranci I don't mind people thinking animation is for fairy tales, but not appreciating the effort.
+Vítězslav Ureš I see..
Perhaps you could call the 2:14 cut the teletubby cut.
Dayum. It's perfect.
Oh thats good, that should be said and used more
Your work is incredible. You have given me new ways of appreciating what was previously invisible to my senses, thank you.
He literally made me discover a WHOLE world of movies... what a yt channel, one of the best
Well said!!
I remember when I was just getting into films. Satoshi Kon was the first non-personal death that ever actually really shook me. It was the first time I remember thinking the world had really lost a visionary.
Dude I felt his death when I was reading his unfinished canceled manga Opus, and I’m still so god damn pissed because it was starting to get REALLY GOD DAMN GOOD.
one visual comedy that i really like on Satoshi Kon's work Tokyo Godfathers is when Gin got beat up by teenagers, there are apartments room's light that work as health bar on top of Gin and the teenager, just like on a fighting game. Totally amazing director
I need to rewatch that scene, never noticed; that's brilliant
Wow
I noticed the lights shifting but never made that connection. Wow.
whoaaaa I never noticed that! That is genius!
In a way, Satoshi Kon was kind of the Stanley Kubrick of animation. His films make you think, they make you interpret many things for yourself. He treated his audiences with respect, and for that, I appreciate him as a filmmaker. RIP
I think he is more like Jean Vigo, one of the most subversive and creative artists of his generation who was gone too soon.
@Neil Brown what an interesting take.
@Neil Brown I usually respect people's opinions.I don't mind if you dislike something that I like.
But when someone's opinions are so terrible....
@Neil Brown Students. Observe this real life example of a lobotomized patient who has just escaped the asylum.
@@dpage446 Don't give atention, it's just some internet troll trying to annoy someone
Satoshi Kon has influenced Hollywood in so many ways that people aren't willing to admit.
The opening credit sequence of Paprika is absolutely amazing.
Why does genius makes me cry ? I mean, that's so inspiring I can't handle it.
cos that's what true art does...
Hi im a young animator , please visit my channel and support, ty !! *
sorry for the ignorance but is genius some series or film? and if so can you link me something or....because i can't find nothing.
Thanks a lot anyways!! kiss kiss :)
+アンダーソン truth
It's mainly because you'll never get to experience anyone else like Satoshi Kon ever again. Satoshi Kon is Satoshi Kon, and his passing is a sad thing because we'll never get to see more of his vision.
Millenium Actress is one of my favourite movies and it's so beautifully crafted that I always get pissed when I think about the lack of recognition this guy gets.
You are now officially my new favourite TH-cam channel - as someone interested in film analysis and making films myself, this is just too perfect. Every one of your videos has been illuminating, entertaining and educational. Looking forward to many more in the future, keep it up!
Ditto with everything Simon said. Please keep uploading videos
Wow. Thank you for this. I really appreciate it. I'll get back to work on the next one =)
Every Frame a Painting Brilliant mate...I was/is/am a huge fan of his work! Always dreamt I would one day get to meet him!...oh well
Yup.
amen
RIP Satoshi, it's been 5 years today.
+DirtyBiology Tiens, ça fait tout drôle de te trouver ici. Content de savoir que tu es un fan de Satoshi Kon, keep the good work up ! (avec encore plus d'OST de Cowboy Bebop si possible ^^)
Ooooh
he's dead? sadkasdjaskdj Y_Y
10 years now '-'
10 ans maintenant '-'
@@Thomas-ju4hf 10 yrs 3 months
I remember watching perfect blue and not knowing what it was all about and being blown away. The surreal tone and narrative were actually shocking to me, like, how did anyone make this movie???
Millenium Actress is the best animated film I've ever seen, and somewhat is the less talked about of his films. I really don't understand why. This guy is just too underrated. Definitely among the best filmmakers of the last 20 years. Hopefully history will do justice.
same, the narrative structure itself blew my mind
Same feeling bro.!
I remember first getting into anime with Kino's Journey and Mushishi. Searching a list of other similar works I somehow found Millenium Actress. Blew my mind with how intriguing it was. Didn't understand much but it was just a painting come to life.
@@saniakshay12 apparently a recent anime that came out is very similar to those called Majo no Tabitabi
though from what I hear, Kino's Journey and Mushishi are better
HELL YEAH! That is my favorite of his!!! It's brilliant!!!
Watching this vid makes me so sad. It reminds me that one of the greatest passed away.
Never mourn the greats for the loss; remember their existence and the monuments they created.
+Evan Jaber exactly man. he is not dead, just press play.
same. sometimes i just get extremely angry and upset that he died before his time. he had so many more movies in him and you could tell. so many more amazing stories to tell that we'll never see.
I have come back to this video many times over the past 9 years, and every time I watch this video I tear up. Thank you for the amazing contributions to the craft.
As both a film fan and more specifically an animation fan, nice job on these videos, its fantastic to get a technical cinematic analysis of what makes animation a unique medium of cinematic expression and how the masters of the form use it to convey storytelling in ways that are completely different than live action. Kon was one of the best, his death was too soon, but I"m happy to see serious criticism of his body of work - animation too often gets overlooked by serious film critics.
On that note, I'd love to see you dissect a similarly innovative but older director - Isao Takahata. In my opinion his style is just as unorthodox in terms of making animation work for unconventional subject matter (especially in Grave of the FIrefiles and Only Yesterday) though in a way that is more quiet and subdued than Kon's. In my opinion I feel he's a master of cinema who is criminally overlooked, perhaps due to his apprentice Hayao Miyazaki being far more prolific and commercially successful. Which is a reason why I'd love to see you analyse one or more of his films. Keep up the great work!
Neil Clingerman Takahata's not getting one before Miyazaki. Miyazaki's getting one... soonish. I dunno man, I'm making this up as I go.
Do what you want and keep up the good work :)
+Every Frame a Painting I would love to see one on Miyazaki.
I think I've learned more from these videos than a semester of film school.
pamm!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel this
Not only a semester, the entire fuck*ing career
Too bad people like him chooses TH-cam over teaching
Man, that short film was fucking great. I need to check out more of his work.
RIP you beautiful man. A great artist that will be dearly missed.
Before I've just heard about Paprika being influence to Inception but since watching this video I've watched all of Satoshi Kon movies.
He's truly "THE best editor".
Thank you Tony.
I think one of Kon's most underappreciated works that was excellent at editing had to be JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (not to be confused with the recent anime, but one released in the mid-to-late 90s), Kon and Katsuhiro Otomo directed the last episodes of the series and the Kon edit is seen a lot, he explores the ability of timestop from the antagonist of the arc while remaining faithful to the original vision, what was mostly great about that scene is how everytime said villain stopped time, the background music would come to a halt and not only that but the special effects on his attacks would have different sound emphasis; When said antagonist throws knives at main character, Jotaro Kujo, each knife throw had a different sound which would change in depth depending on what trajectory is thrown (for example, when he throws it on the far left of the character it had a smaller sound, but when throwing directly at the character's face it had a louder effect representing the danger of the situation).
Also, Matching Cuts, lots of them; The fight scene between the main character and protagonist involves them throwing stuff like vans, mosque towers, boats and all kinds of things you can imagine and he does all of this with matching cuts.
If you haven't watched the series by Kon, I highly recommend it, it was done before he could work on Perfect Blue and his style is pretty much there.
+Jean Pierre Polnareff Thanks for this! I recently watched the newer Jjo and it's now one of my favourite series. I'll definitely watch this earlier one by Kon!
+Dr. Pavel, I'm CIA Oh, so that's why it was so damn powerful. Add to that Junichi Hayama's work, and you've got a shining jewel. I really wish more people saw it. If only it wasn't for that Quran mistake.
Yeah. There's a great AMV for Magnetic Rose from Memories done to Phantom of the Opera. It was the first AMV I saw and introduced me to Kon's work.
+Dr. Pavel, I'm CIA
+Bassem Boustany don't bother, the newer one is vastly superior and complete. The older one was just a short OVA series and honestly, only the last fight scene between Jotaro and Dio is worthwhile
My mom wont even watch Miyazaki movies let alone non-dubbed anime. She doesn't like them because she thinks all Japanese people are racist, which is... just... FANTASTICLY Ironic...
Reminds me of this haha th-cam.com/video/zcUs5X9glCc/w-d-xo.html
Well Japanese people were on the wrong side of WW2 and denies some of the atrocities they committed . That doesn't stop me a Chinese to enjoy their movies though :P
@@nihilistlemon1995, honestly what country hasn't committed atrocity?
Zaxor Von Skyler New Zealand
As someone who has worked as a translator in the past, I disagree with the elitist attitude many anime fans hold about watching anime subbed. Sure, it makes sense when the anime has been Americanized, censored or cut to be more suitable for a young audience, but in other cases you will end up with a less accurate representation. Subs are done cheaply, and quickly, by less experienced translators (often by running the script through translation software, followed by some post-editing). A lot more money, time and care is put into a dub, and more skilled translators are hired to do it. Attention is given to preserving figurative meaning, humour, a character's unique vernacular, and expressing interpersonal relationships (i.e. familiarity and authority).
I was working with technical documents but it applies all across the profession: the less a translation costs, the less work is put into it. You would be surprised at how common the use of google translate is, not due to a lack of skill, but because it speeds up the process significantly.
That was beautiful. I LOVE Paprika, and I really liked that short!
Ganychan, then i'd like to recommend you "paranoia agent" series (made by S.Kon). It's highly connected to Paprika, especially if you love psychoanalysis
Paul Kashirskyi Thanks!
DC mini?
Man, the sheer quality of these videos are making me rock hard, amazing stuff
Ugh, I haven't seen a Satoshi Kon film since highschool. omg I neeeed to watch them again.
Caught a screening of Paprika last night at a local theater. I watch that movie every couple years and still find all the little editing tricks and visual details entrancing. I'm so happy I finally able to see it on a big screen. Kon was only beginning to be appreciated by the mainstream here when he died, but I'm glad to see appreciation of his art and legacy are carrying on close to 20 years later.
I had never heard of this guy before but that last movie of his was really amazing. I must admit that I used to write anime off as a novelty for children but this is actually quite beautiful. That last movie was quite an echo of being "half-awake". Thank you for opening my eyes.
Judging anime based on kidshows is like judging live-action and series on iCarly or something :P Anime is as diverse as live-action film/series. It has blockbusters, crappy soap opera's, gory horror, kid shows, drama, slice of life, comedy etc etc. Whatever live-action's got, anime has it too. The only difference is that it's animated. Have fun exploring, there's a lot of beauty to be found :D
Ralph Lindsen When people assume anime is childish I just introduce them to Elfen Lied
***** Well, Elfen Lied is actually a prime example of a lot that is wrong with anime, so i don't know if that is actually working out.
A production company recently got behind a script I'd been writing, and because of constant time jumps, the director's advice for a second draft had me making sure each scene ended with a clever transition like this. It's been wildly successful and now I see so many scenes in movies ending with little or not 'connective tissue', and often only cutting on a single piece of information or related movement. It's opened my mind up to the possibilities, and wonderful videos like this are a reassuring push forward, and a reminder of how high to keep our standards. Tony... thank you.
One day I hope to become as skilled as this man.
guy anermanator Power to you bruv,Amen!
I don't know how many times I've watched this video. I'm here either missing Satoshi Kon or missing Every Frame a Painting.
I cannot express how much Satoshi Kon and Hirasawa have impacted me growing up. Paranoia Agent hit me at a major influential time for me and then that served as a gateway to his other movies. I'm saddened he was taken way too early but am so happy that he's left us with some of the most influential works in animation.
It's crazy, I was never a huge fan but loved his work. Feels like he passed recently but it's been years. Great video!
Shit, he passed away :(
Yeah by the end of the video I was thinking "Oh awesome now I know about this epic Satoshi Kon guy gotta check him out" and then Tony says "farewell" and I was like "fuck".
+The 51st Division
THE GREATEST ANIMATION DIRECTOR OF ALL TIME.
Mr Leprechaun oh shit we have the same profile pic XD.
thank you so much. i've always admired films with good editing, but i didn't understand how it works.
i love you videos for explaining that in a perfect intelligible way. it makes my heart warm and my mind illuminated.
This is still one of the best channels on TH-cam and we are all still feeling the void it has left
Whenever TH-cam recommends an Every Frame a Painting video I will re-watch that without question. hands down the best TH-cam Channel to briefly exist.
Such a great loss for not only animation but the hole movie industry. His films will be always inspirational for me. Thanks for bring this feelings back in a brilliant way and keep them coming!
Thank you for this video. Even though until now I didn't know Satoshi Kon, now I am glad I do. You explained very well his work, his theme and the overall feeling of his movies, and that was very interesting and enlightening.
I dunno if people are still watching these videos but they have been incredible for my growth as a storyteller. Very well done.
今敏は本当に偉大ですよね～！！アニメーションだからこそ自由な発想と演出が可能だったのだと感じます。
日本のアニメーション史で最も偉大な人物の一人です。
Which is the Satoshi Kon Film you would recommend most, Tony? In terms of progressive ideas of editing and storytelling...
Susumu Hirasawa playing on the background.
Tony, not only are you a person whom I would love to work with because you genuinely know what your talking about and how to implement it, but we literally watch THE SAME MOVIES! And you acknowledging the great Satoshi Kon, whom I've tried to tell other "otaku" about for years since I first purchased PERFECT BLUE (off a whim mind you) on VHS back when they were still 20.00 dollars! But I could never explain his innovative films in such a detailed and eloquent way. I truly hope that we cross paths in our careers. Thanks again for this!
Paranoia Agent Episode 8 is an absolute visual puzzle. There is so much cross-reference hidden, every time I rewatch it, I pick up a new clue.
Satoshi Kon - gone much too soon. One of the great film artists of the century.
The elliptical cutting of Kon is really reminiscent of the type of cuts used by Soviet Filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein particularly his film Strike (1925). This type of technique is associated with the Intellectual Montage Editing theory and has been used by filmmakers throughout history such as Hitchcock and Brian De Palma. Really intrigued and happy to see that Kon was also influenced by this.
I'd love to see you do more videos about animation. Why is this your only one?
these essays are their own art form.
I remember watching this in Film class at Temple in 2017. Man I long to go back
The thing with the key is used all the time in Anime. A shot being added but not finished so that later on the character remembers and does that very noticeable Japanese "oh!" and pulls out the thing out of their pocket.
What a fantastic and informative video!
I've really been a fan of Satoshi Kon's work and now you've been able to help me articulate what I've subconsciously knew as the reason to why I felt his style was so cool.
You did mention that the bathtub scene from Perfect Blue was the inspiration for the scene in Requium for a Dream with Jennifer Connelly, but did you know the director, Aronofsky, was such a fan of Kon's work that he purchased the rights to Perfect Blue just so that he could re create that bathtub scene?
The opening to Paprika is still one of the most creative intro's that I've ever seen and coupled with the music that it's set to really establishes the whole tone of the film.
It's such a shame he passed at such a young age...
@ 47...damn that's young.
You just made me look at editing completely differently, great, now I am going to have to watch every movie over again. Great job.
Great art always be a source for another great art. Can't believe a talented person exist in my age and i just notice. My pray to you, Rest in Peace Satoshi Kon
This video made me cry a little. Millennium Actress and The Fall (Tarsem) are two of my favourite films. I have spent the last two years slowly eking out Kon's work. I only have Paranoia Agent left and I'm not ready to see the end. Gone too soon.
Hey Tony, I revisit this essay probably once or twice a year. I miss how succinct you always were with these videos, and I always loved the points you made. I hope you're doing well and feeling artistically fulfilled at your new/current job.
One of the great masters of anime that doesn't get recognized as much as he deserves. Excellent video. Kudos.
10 years now :’(
This channel is a gift. And I miss Satoshi Kon. I must have watched Paprika over 50 times.
This video blew my mind, changed how I see the world, forever grateful. Thanks.
outstanding
farewell
sensei Kon
Tony, I really adore your videos and I learn so much from watching them. Please say hi the next time you visit the Rio.
Michael Rush I miss Vancouver. I'll prob go back for a visit at some point though. Still remember the Dark Knight Trilogy at midnight in 2012, that was super fun.
Great video. I still count the running montage from Millennium Actress as some of the best editing I've ever seen in a film. Kon was a master taken far before his time.
You've gained a subscribe from me today. I'd love to see more anime videos from you, maybe on the cinematic style of Makoto Shinkai?
Consider it considered (my request list is 6 months long at this point). I was actually just watching his short "A Gathering of Cats" last night. "nyanyanyanyanyanyanya"
Neko no Shuukai ("A Gathering of Cats")
Every Frame a Painting Yeah it was from the same shorts TV block for Kon's "Ohayo". I love his film 5cm per Second.
I think I commented on one of your other comments in another video in this channel, also mentioning Shinkai. Commentception. LOL.
But I do agree with you, in terms of editing Makoto Shinkai employs it well in his films...most noticeably in the ending scene of 5 cm per second.
I love Shinkai's recent "Garden of Words." He is an excellent visual storyteller. His animation almost looks like it was filmed.
Really? I thought it was because of the anime production, though... I did like his Child who lost their voice (?) it was a wonderful action fantasy.
I have always had a fondness for Satoshi Kon's work, and you have helped cement a much clearer reason why to me. Thank you.
I'm interested in his work now, thanks for bringing this guy to my attention.
Uhm, you should know, I already loved Kon. Goddamn loved him. It was cool to see you praise just one aspect of his incredible artistry, and as another comment put it, you just made me love him more.
However, I somehow had no idea that his final film was that short. I don't cry easily, but I literally started sobbing as hard as I have only maybe a handful of other times in my life. The beauty of the craft of a man that died far, far too soon, fit into a tiny 1 min short. Just wow, goddamn.
Please come back Every Frame A Painting
He's back
Alan Moore does this in his graphic novels all the time. Transitions such as this are how, for example in Watchmen, it goes from present day to back in the day or in Promethea the wildly dreamy transitions from one scene to the next etc
TheNexus.Info / STAR[X] Very true. My original voiceover actually said "Philip K. Dick, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Watchmen and Terry Gilliam." I cut out two names b/c it was slowing down the pace. But yeah Watchmen, esp Ch. 4 and 6 are crazy good for this. Good eye, sir.
Every Frame a Painting Imagine if Satoshi Kon had made the Watchmen adaptation instead of that what'shisname.
Every Frame a Painting Love what you do ~ can you do some thing about Science Fiction or Kubrick ;)
MARC OSS Oh my god.
I know your comment is 2 years old but you blew my mind.
Imagine a Watchmen Anime made by him...
I'm so glad you showed Paprika jumping into the shirt. I was stunned the first time I saw the opening to Paprika. I knew from that moment I was watching a very special film. Great video.
I firstly watched a translated version of this video tonight from a Chinese video website, and the first thing I did was coming here search for your channel. The second thing I did was subscribe. The third thing I did was recommend it to all my friends. The fourth thing will be recommending the channel in my personal Official Accounts. Thanks for such a fantastic job
Awesome work, Tony - thanks for another great video! You probably know his work already, but Masaaki Yuasa came to mind while watching this, since his style of editing is also so special (especially when it comes to montages).
Anyway, you've inspired me to go on a Satoshi Kon binge, since I don't know his earlier work.
i wish you could make a video every week
WOAH THAT SHORT FILM LEFT ME WOKE OML I'M SHOOK
I can't avoid returning to this video every now and then, and remember this amazing channel. You have a level beyond of what TH-camrs can achive or even strive for. I wish somethings could've last longer.
RIP Satoshi, RIP EFP
Many reasons why he's my favorite japanese director, I also recommend checking his manga Opus
People who doesnt understand anime says that its for kids and has no depth little do they know that their favorite Hollywood movie directors took inspiration from so many anime.... they tend to forget that anime is also art
I remember when I watched Tokyo Godfather I was surprised not to be able to see the character opening the locker in this scene : 3:55
Satoshi Kon is such a genius ! my favourite animator, he always suggest things in a subliminal way and that makes us imagining things more therefore dreaming more. I feel like he's a bit underrated but thanks to videos like this people can get to know him better, thanks Tony !
I miss this channel
Just watched 'Perfect Blue.' I remember this channel had a video on Satoshi Kon, and I have to rewatch it. It boggles my mind that he only had 4 films under his belt, and despite that, he is considered one of the greatest. Had he lived longer, he might have come up with more.
If you aren't familiar with it I would also check out his tv show Paranoia Agent which is quite good. It was my introduction to him and I still feel a little bit overshadowed by the rest of his filmography unfortunately. Poignant that at the end of the of Paprika, the movie the detective is going to watch was Kon's next planned project.
He was working on his fifth feature when he died. They tried to complete the production without him but it just never came together.
I know it’s just one clip, but man it makes me so happy to see The Fall get a shout out. It is the most beautiful movie most people have never heard of. It breaks my heart. I remember wandering into the theater showing it at age 16, because the movie I really wanted to see was sold out. I couldn’t pull my jaw up off the floor the entire time, and I remember audibly sobbing at one point. It is the single movie I have watched the most times. I understand that the self indulgence style of cinematography and weird framing devices might put some people off, but I just adored it. I would love to see a video essayist give it the full breakdown, if for no other reason than the editing and practical effects. And the horses. As a horse nerd, god damn does that movie have some serious equine eye candy. I mean the whole thing is eye candy, but still.
I just noticed that Satoshi Kon's character designs are super realistic with no outrageous haircuts or body parts
Kon was such a big part of my childhood and was one of the reasons I got into anime (aside Yu-Gi-Oh! and Ghibli works.) I'm particularly fond of Paprika which was how I was introduced to him and actually what made my parents take anime much more seriously (though I was 10 at the time so it's a bit strange they let me watch a R rated movie...) Anyway his works will always be masterpieces and it truly pains me that he is gone. R.I.P Satoshi Kon, you left a huge impact on many of our lives.
日本においても彼の早逝を惜しむ声は今なお多いです。
the best video of this channel.....pls make more videos like this every frame a painting......
It's been 12 years. I didn't know this amazing person was behind those masterpieces.
Thanks for the Video.
I'd be interested to see what people think about the Wachowski's film Cloud Atlas and how it relates to Kon's work because it seems to me that Wachowski's were doing something similar to Kon's work but instead of using strange editing in order to warp space and time Cloud Atlas used the same ideas to warp the ideals and messages of each of the four stories.
I think Sense8 is actually a much better example of the Wachowski's showing what they learned from Satoshi Kon.
+112steinway , to be fair, Cloud Atlas, the novel, already did all of that cross-layering before the Wachowski's got to it, and, imho, did a finer job of it
+Rachel Manheimer Agreed, sort of felt like they didn't have the time or the visual space to pack it all in and rushed through it - and it was still 3 hours long! I loved it anyway, though.
I watched Perfect Blue last year and it was breathtaking. I swear to god I'm gonna get through this entire channel one day, but now I gotta go watch the entire filmography of Satoshi Kon.
Damn, this video age like fine wine
Perfect Blue and Paprika both have Hollywood remakes. What I wouldn't give for an adaptation of Millennium Actress.
Benjamin Lu Nooooooo leave it alone.
Every Frame a Painting I think something interesting could be made there, given someone like Helen Mirren or Julie Andrews. Also, it would fill some of that gaping hole that Mr. Kon has left in his absence.
+Benjamin Lu Most remakes are zombie movies: it's just reanimated flesh that has the appearance of the original, but the soul is gone.
+Benjamin Lu It occurs to me that you never get asian or european film makers who do remakes of hollywood films. Just goes to show how little imagination is left in hollywood.
+DangerZone That's a pretty dumb statement considering one of Kon's own movies was a remake of an american film.
Satoshi is a real genius
I've never been interested in art of any sort(besides games maybe), because my art teachers in school always made it seem like it was huge, imposing, and not meant to be understood. But over the past day you've sucked me into film, because you present it in a way that people can understand, something no one else I've talked to about art could really be bothered to do. Thank you for showing me that film is so much more than a way to present a story, and thank you for giving the common folk a picture of what film is and can be
It's so refreshing to also hear the work of Susumu Hirasawa again. Thanks for posting this!
what a good time for youtube algorithm to recommend me this video
Damn it really?! :/ i didnt even know he died.. i loved his movie tokyo godfathers.
Read his farewell letter, then you will never forget.
RainOfAshes that letter broke my heart to pieces. i was admiring his work at best, then i saw it on internet.💔
Hey man, great fucking channel. I love your content and analysis. I hope you make more! You have one hooked fan over here
His editing IMO is also greatly aided by a competent composer [who you used for the background of this whole video]. Susumu Hirasawa did the soundtrack for every one of his projects, except maybe Ohayo. Sometimes one music piece that eases in at the right time is as effective as a visual prompt.
Millenium Actress is by far his best work in my opinion. So many layers to the film and a very emotionally moving story. No anime has had such a reward for rewatching it as this one. The way it transitions from the present into the past and into the movies the actress performed is amazing
The medium of animation gives total control over cinematography in a way that live action just simply can't replicate. Satoshi Kon clearly understood this concept and mastered it with his ability to seamlessly create and edit such powerful scenes together. A true legend.
I almost forgot to watch this today :p
Man I miss this channel...