- Began work on his final film Yume Miru Kikai in 2008, despite his failing health, producer Masao Maruyama promised the film would be finished. After his death in 2010 the film was put on hold but resumed that year with Yoshimi Itazu assuming director duties, based on the completed storyboards. Financial difficulties however forced the film to be put on hold again with 600 shots out of 1500 had been animated at that point.
- Kon's favourite films were the surreal drama Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), the surreal adventure The City of Lost Children (1995) and the Terry Gilliam works Time Bandits (1981), Brazil (1985) and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988).
- Kon was a fan of the "Monty Python" comedies.
- Kon cites the works of sci-fi writers Philip K. Dick and Yasutaka Tsutsui, Japanese director Akira Kurosawa and surrealist director Terry Gilliam as an influence on his work. He also admits to having watched a wide variety of anime and Western films that influenced him.
- Following his death in 2010, a book titled Satoshi Anime Zen-Shigoto (Satoshi Kon's Animation Works) was published in 2011. The book outlined Kon's works from his first feature of Perfect Blue (1997) to his work on Yumemiru kikai (2011). Contributors included Megumi Hayashibara, Kôichi Yamadera, Junko Iwao, Mamiko Noto offer their recollections on the director. In addition, Production I.G founder and CEO Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (who knew Kon since he was young) and director Hiroyuki Okiura relate personal stories. The book also contains a message by Oscar nominated director Darren Aronofsky.
- Founding member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group.
- Kon's favourite anime/manga were the superhero adventure comic "Astro Boy", the space adventures "Space Battleship Yamato" and "Galaxy Express 999", the space drama "Mobile Suit Gundam" and the supernatural drama comic "Domu".
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