By Austin Lanari

OPUS is Kon’s beautiful and tragic inquiry into what any creator owes his/her creations in worlds both fictional and real. If you are unfamiliar with the name Satoshi Kon, get familiar. As far as I'm concerned, there's Hayao Miyazaki, Satoshi Kon, and then everyone else on planet earth. Kon was an assistant artist on the Akira manga, meaning that he did as much work (if not more, but we won't go there) as Otomo himself. He then went on to direct the full-length features Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika all to critical acclaim, while also having the anime series Paranoia Agent under his direction. Kon passed away in 2010 before he could share more of his gifts with us.