Satoshi Kon: Editing Space & Time
Four years after his passing, Satoshi Kon — truly one of the great visionaries of modern film and animation — remains the master of his craft; a dreamweaver of space and time and a magnificent storyteller by all standards. His films are special. Watching one for the first time is like receiving a gift. It feels, lonelier now.
Film critic Tony Zhou looks at the editing style of the late Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Millennium Actress). His obsession with our multiple realities — social circles, memories, dreams, the Internet — led to his disorienting cuts and transitions. Great tribute, Zhou:
