Jul 08, 2021
81 min
Full-HD

Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist (2021)

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.

Category

Documentary

Country

France Japan

Companies

Eurospace GENCO Carlotta Films Allerton Films

Mamoru Hosoda

Self

Rodney Rothman

Self

Mamoru Oshii

Self

Megumi Hayashibara

Self

Marc Caro

Self

Jérémy Clapin

Self

Junko Iwao

Self

Masao Maruyama

Self

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