Satoshi Kon may not have Hayao Miyazaki‘s name recognition, but like Miya-san and Isao Takahata and Osamu Tezuka and Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hideaki Anno and Shinichirō Watanabe and select others he is, undoubtedly, an Anime Genius Boy™. (Just ask the Annies!) All you need to do is see any of his films to realize it. Even if that film is only one minute long.
Kon’s films are master classes in cinematic editing, and his final work, Ohayo, a one-minute short depicting the otherworldly experience of waking up, is no exception. Watch it a few times, just to see exactly what he’s doing with such little space. Don’t worry. You have the time.
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