Otakon Board of Directors member Jim Vowles announced that director Satoshi Kon passed away.He was 47.

The Otakon staff received confirmation from Madhouse founder Masao Maruyama, who wrote on his Twitter account that an important director of the studio passed on. Maruyama declined to comment further at the time of the tweet.

Kon was a renowned anime director, best known for his work on Perfect Blue, and Paprika, and Millenium Actress. At the time of his passing, he was working on a fifth film, Yume-Miru Kikai.

The staff at Anime Dream extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Kon-san.