Besides that last blog post, something else that Satoshi Kon posted on his blog - on August 18th, just a few days before he passed away - was a list of the 100 movies that were "chosen by the Yume Miru Kikai team".
Pre-October 2006 entries are listed over here.
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One last Satoshi Kon post: 100 Movies chosen by The Dreaming Machine team
posted on 27 Aug 2010 :: 16 comments :: Read more -
Further language and cultural notes regarding Satoshi Kon's last words
There may be some things about Satoshi Kon's last words that may be puzzling to non-Japanese readers, so I'm going to attempt to clarify some of them. Note that this is not based on any kind of personal knowledge of Mr. Kon or his family, but just on general principles that are atari mae, commonly held mores and principles, in Japanese culture.
posted on 26 Aug 2010 :: 8 comments :: Read more -
Satoshi Kon's last words
Satoshi Kon, the director of anime movies Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers, Millenium Actress and Paprika, as well as the TV series Paranoia Agent, died on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 at the age of 46. (NY Times obituary.) He left behind a rambling but extraordinary document, which his family has posthumously posted on his blog.
posted on 26 Aug 2010 :: 323 comments :: Read more -
Doing business as a Japanese businessman in the '60s and '70s
The most recent Mad Men episode reminded me of my father's experiences as a Japanese businessman in Europe and the U.S. back in the late '60s to '70s.