Sayonara Jupiter

Sayonara Jupiter (さよならジュピター, Sayonara Jupitā) is a novel by Sakyo Komatsu, released as two volumes. It is a novelization of an early draft of the 1984 film of the same Japanese name, directed by Komatsu and Koji Hashimoto.

For the film, see Sayonara Jupiter (film).
Sayonara Jupiter
AuthorSakyo Komatsu
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
GenreScience fiction novel
Publication date
1982

The novel won the 1983 Seiun Award.[1]

Synopsis

The novel is set in the future where humanity has grown to the point where Earth can no longer support all of them. As a result, humanity has begun to spread throughout space and there is now an attempt to turn the planet Jupiter into a second sun in order to make some of the other planets inhabitable.

Awards and nominations
  • Seiun Award (1983, won)[1]

Film adaptation
Main article: Sayonara Jupiter (film)

In 1984 a film adaptation of Sayonara Jupiter was released to theaters in Japan. The film, which is also known in English as Bye Bye Jupiter, has received mixed reviews from English language critics.[2] Akihiko Hirata made his final film appearance in the film.[3]

References
  1. "Komatsu Sakyō". SF Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. Galbraith IV, Stuart. "Sayonara Jupiter (review)". DVD Talk. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. "Akihiko Hirata". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.


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