Satoshi Kon was born in 1963. He studied at the Musashino College of the Arts. He began his career as a Manga artist. He then moved to animation and worked as a background artist on many films (including Roujin Z by Katsuhiro Otomo). Then in 1995 he directed an episode of the anthology film Memories (this Episode was Magnetic Rose). In 1997 he directed his first feature film: the excellent Perfect Blue. In 2001 he finished work on his second feature film, Millennium Actress.
