PARANOIA AGENT
Japan
2004
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Introduction
Tsukiko is a designer who shot to fame after creating the super-popular character ‘Maromi’. As she is weighed down by the excessive expectations of those around her, someone attacked her on her way home! Detectives Inokari and Maniwa begin an investigation into the crime, using the description of the attacker given by Tsukiko as a clue, but they make no progress. Inokari gradually begins to suspect that Tsukiko is making up her own story as she gives vague statements.
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Director
Satoshi Kon
Born in Hokkaido in 1963, he graduated from Musashino Art University in Visual Communication Design. He authored the manga “Tropic of the Sea” in 1990 and “World Apartment Horror” in 1991, both published by Kodansha. He transitioned to the animation world and made his feature film debut as a director with “Perfect Blue”. He continued on with acclaimed original films “Millennium Actress” in 2002, “Tokyo Godfathers” in 2003 and the TV series “Paranoia Agent” in 2004. He also released “Paprika” based on a novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui in 2006. His short animation “Ohayo” was aired on NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) in 2007. He passed away from pancreas cancer at the age of 46 on August 24, 2010.