Satoshi Kon
After more than half a century of seclusion, Hara died of pneumonia at a hospital in Kanagawa prefecture, on 5 September 2015, at the age of 95. Her death was not reported by the media until November 25 of that year due to her family only approaching them later (presumably for privacy). The anime film "Millennium Actress" (2001), directed by Satoshi Kon, is partly based on her life, although it was produced and released more than a decade prior to her death.