― Today’s Imagination Building Tomorrow ―
Setagaya Literary Museum presents Sci-Fi Land July 19 to Sept. 28, 2014
Japanese Science Fiction Exhibition
Introduction
Sci-Fi Classics: Before World War Two
Juza Unno (1897-1949): Father of Japanese Science Fiction
Foundation of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan (1963)
Publications: Uchujin, SF Magazine, Sogen SF, and More
Short Animation Featuring the Dawn of Japanese SF by Tori Miki
The First Generation
Shinichi Hoshi: 1001 Short-Short Stories
Sakyo Komatsu: Heart and Soul of Science Fiction
Osamu Tezuka: Story-Telling with Manga
Hiroshi Manabe: Illustrator of the Future
Yasutaka Tsutsui: Secrets and Rules of Creation
Growth
SFX: Development of Special Effects by Eiji Tsuburaya
Anime: Astro Boy, the First Televised Animated Series in Japan
Graphics: How Shoji Ohtomo Explained Fictional Monsters
Film: Propagation of Science Fiction through Motion Pictures
Expo: World Expo (Osaka, 1970) and the Future We Saw
Now and the Future
Naoki Urasawa and the 21st Century
Possibilities of Japanese Science Fiction
National Square
Photo opportunities with our national heroes such as Godzilla, Astro Boy,
and Ultraman
Science Fiction for Youth (Ground floor)
Books currently on the market that are published for children
Museum Shop
Original miniature book, catalog, postcards, and more
1-10-10 Minami Karasuyama, Setagaya-ku Tokyo 157-0062 JAPAN
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Text by Marina Hoshi Whyte