His widow wrote
"Satoshi Kon passed away due to pancreatic cancer on August 24 at 6:20 a.m. He was 46.
His funeral service will be held for family members only.
We are respectfully and deeply grateful for your kindness during his lifetime."
Kon'stone
Representative Director Kyōko Kon
And he wrote before passing
In the beginning of the message titled "Farewell," Kon recalled:
May 18 of this year, an unforgettable day.
My wife and I received the following prognosis from a cardiologist at the Musashino Red Cross Hospital:
"The pancreatic cancer is terminal and has metastasized to the bone. You have at most a half year left."
Later, he remembered meeting with MADHOUSE founder Masao Maruyama about the final anime film he was directing:
When I conveyed my concerns for Yume-Miru Kikai to Mr. Maruyama, he said, "It's fine. Don't worry, we'll do whatever it takes."
I cried.
I cried aloud.
He concluded his message with the following:
With feelings of gratitude for all that is good in this world, I put down my pen.
Well, I'll be leaving now.
Satoshi Kon
That is so sad I meantioned at work being sad about this and my boss was like "who"
