Movie: Homage to Satoshi Kon with Masao Maruyama

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Carolina López
Carolina López

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Masao Maruyama
丸山正雄

Self - Film Producer

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    Japanese Masao Maruyama, co-founder of the Madhouse studio and producer of the cult films Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers talks about the fantastic universe of mangaka and filmmaker Satoshi Kon (1963-2010), one of the most brilliant and fascinating authors of world animation, ten years after his death.

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    2021-02-27

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