After Kon’s death in August 2010, the internationally acclaimed anime studio had reportedly tried to complete the film, but the founder of the studio Masao Maruyama revealed that the production was halted due to lack of finances at Otakon in August 2011.
It has been eight years since Madhouse announced that they would continue the production of the late Kon Satoshi’s unfinished last anime feature film project Yumemiru Kikai/Dreaming Machine in November 2010.
Maruyama, who is now 77 and president of his anime planning company Studio M2, and GENCO president Taro Maki were invited to the screenings of Kon’s 1998 film Perfect Blue and 2002 film Sennen Jyoyuu/Millennium Actress at the 20th Bucheon International Animation Festival in Korea.