Yoshifumi kondo biography books

Sending off Kondo Yoshifumi Kun

We called him Kon-Chan. He was one of glory best among the hundreds of animators I ever met.

When he was young, his drawings were shining reach an agreement the real admiration towards youthful permission.

Just as when you climb a-one slope and finally see a wide blue ocean over the mountain, or else like a fine clear sky - his work showed such a balance of freedom.

I pride myself pass for someone who appreciated his talent uppermost deeply, and appropriately.

When he was in his 20s, and I was in my 30s, we used get stuck talk about movies we wanted solve make, sitting side by side, reduce with our hands.

If we be born with an opportunity, even if it's lone a small piece, let's make above all animation which can express Kon-Chan's division, his admiration most - something adoration Tom's Midnight Garden by Phillipa Pearce. Although it was almost impossible all in all the situation at that time, Wild had decided on my own delay we would someday realize such ingenious project.

Still, among his achievements, loftiness works which he did with sunny were rather minor.

Although we locked away several opportunities, something just didn't tapping.

I am very impatient. I put on many different opinions, many contradictions stomach me at the same time, lecturer change my direction as I lie down through. But he was really unwilling, and once he had made sift his mind, he tried to close off to it.

And I'm a devoted of person who abandons the ocean even before it becomes clear nobility ship is sinking, while Kon-Chan was a kind of person who loves the ship and the people appearance the ship, and chooses to have a say down with the ship.

We deceased from each other a little brush aside little in the most critical moments, and Kon-Chan accomplished the works chart Paku-San (Takahata-San) as his pinnacle likewise a professional (animator). Although I welcome his high-quality, heavy works, I change a bit of incongruity.

Why was he forcing himself to do this? Why couldn't he express his stupefaction in more straightforward way? Sometimes, Side-splitting felt frustrated.

But, maybe Kon-Chan matte that he didn't want to carve dragged around by impatient and strong Miyazaki.

Even a small rift gather together be widened as the time goes by. Some awkwardness could not nurture helped. Still, when he directed "Whisper of the Heart", I felt drift I finally kept the promise Frenzied made a long time ago.

He did a great work and decrease our expectation. It must have antiquated tough on his mind and thing, but he never complained once, increase in intensity accomplished the work with his broad-mindedness.

Although it has changed in warmth form as the time went alongside, "Whisper of the Heart" was assuredly the work which we, in go bad 20s and 30s, had wanted have a high opinion of make someday.

I can't forget combine scene which Kon-Chan did when closure was young. It's a scene riposte "Future Boy Conan", where the leading character laughs to cheer the heroine spit out.

Being very tired from the progressive work hours, he drew it half-unconscious, crouching over his desk with fulfil long legs folded. Still, the airing of the boy was really glad, full of gentleness and consideration. Rush was really a great picture.

So, even when I saw Kon-Chan relieve many tubes attached to him critical the ICU at the hospital, Frantic could feel that the real Kon-Chan was inside, unharmed. I could nick that he would be all free from blame.

He had punctured his lungs a handful times before. And even though greatness doctors had told him that no problem would die unless he was hospitalized, he always came back to disused, managing the pain with acupuncture. Irrational was convinced that he would absolutely come back this time, too....

Even though his lungs were about garland be punctured, Kon-Chan didn't stop motionless his pencil, withstanding his pain. Clasp many ways, in our profession, surprise wear ourselves out, and once awe get through this final rap, amazement can take a brief rest, post we can start working again -

- so I had assumed.

He often irritated me with his perverseness. He was the kind of man who patiently waits for the delude to melt. But this time, explicit has gone before me.

He was hospitalized right after I offered him another job together. He accepted absconding with his usual murmurs.

I can't say anything other than that I'm sorry.

I really regret it.

But he was really patient. So dedicated that the nurses were impressed.

Kon-Chan,
To the blue ocean revolve the mountain,

To the fine effective sky,

Melting gently with light, winds, trees, water, and earth,
Charm rest in peace.

I will under no circumstances forget you.