Dreams and Nightmares: The Animated Worlds of Satoshi Kon

Over just four features and one TV series, Japanese anime auteur Satoshi Kon left a lasting legacy on world cinema, 2D and live-action alike. Ten years on from the filmmaker's death, Anthony Carew explores his strange and intoxicating depictions of surreal interior worlds, dystopian technology, and the hazy boundaries between reality and fantasy.

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