Satoshi Kon - 5 years later

Five years ago today Satoshi Kon, the greatest director of animation ever, died of pancreatic cancer. He was 46 years old. And the world is a less interesting place for it.

Anime News Network has reposted the retrospective that they first published back in 2010, it can be read here.

Makiko Itoh translated Kon last letter, posted to his blog by his family after his death, it can be read here. 

Unfortunately most of Kon's work is currently out of print in the United States.