Miniatures as Mediatized Futurity, City in the Air 008
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The transformative possibilities of the futures were exhibited through the miniatures and their movements in postwar Japan, around the time of Osaka Expo ‘70. In 1969, Komatsu Sakyō, a renowned Japanese Sci-Fi writer, published City in the Air 008 (j. Kūchū toshi 008), a serialized science fiction for children and adolescents, which showcased Komatsu’s imaginative exploration of futures, rooted in events that occurred in Japan and across the world in the late 1960s, tying technological advancements and architectural designs for future cities. Shortly thereafter, this work was adapted into an animated version using marionettes, which was then aired on NHK from 1969 to 1970, just before Expo ‘70. This essay will look into the ways that the miniatures, animated world of City in the Air 008, revealed certain ambivalent feelings about unknown futures, interestingly echoing Komatsu’s thoughts on models (j. mokei) as a historically significant concept, and embodying both positive and apocalyptic elements in the futuristic, technological environment of the late 1960s.
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The transformative possibilities of the futures were exhibited through the miniatures and their movements in postwar Japan, around the time of Osaka Expo ‘70. In 1969, Komatsu Sakyō, a renowned Japanese Sci-Fi writer, published City in the Air 008 (j. Kūchū toshi 008), a serialized science fiction for children and adolescents, which showcased Komatsu’s imaginative exploration of futures, rooted in events that occurred in Japan and across the world in the late 1960s, tying technological advancements and architectural designs for future cities. Shortly thereafter, this work was adapted into an animated version using marionettes, which was then aired on NHK from 1969 to 1970, just before Expo ‘70. This essay will look into the ways that the miniatures, animated world of City in the Air 008, revealed certain ambivalent feelings about unknown futures, interestingly echoing Komatsu’s thoughts on models (j. mokei) as a historically significant concept, and embodying both positive and apocalyptic elements in the futuristic, technological environment of the late 1960s.
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