Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

July. 08,2021      
Rating:
7.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Satoshi Kon as  Self (archive footage)
Mamoru Hosoda as  Self
Rodney Rothman as  Self
Mamoru Oshii as  Self
Megumi Hayashibara as  Self
Marc Caro as  Self
Jérémy Clapin as  Self
Junko Iwao as  Self
Masao Maruyama as  Self
Darren Aronofsky as  Self

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Reviews

Diagonaldi
2021/07/08

Very well executed

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Solemplex
2021/07/09

To me, this movie is perfection.

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Reptileenbu
2021/07/10

Did you people see the same film I saw?

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InformationRap
2021/07/11

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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