Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

Jul 8, 2021

1h 21m

★ 6.7

Overview

A subtle portrait of Japanese director Satoshi Kon by the specialist of Japanese cinema Pascal-Alex Vincent and a dive into a rich work. With interviews of the greatest Japanese, French and American directors inspired by his work.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Eurospace

GENCO

Carlotta Films

Allerton Films

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist Trailers

Cast

Self

Mamoru Hosoda

Self

Rodney Rothman

Self

Mamoru Oshii

Self

Megumi Hayashibara

Self

Marc Caro

Self

Jérémy Clapin

Self

Junko Iwao

Self

Masao Maruyama

Self

Aya Suzuki

Self

Masayuki Murai

Self

Darren Aronofsky

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