Any list of the best films ever made worldwide would include far more films from Japan than from any other country. That’s a provocative, unsubstantiated statement that depends entirely on personal taste. But it’s also a true fact, scientifically speaking. Not really. Still, for such a small country, Japan has a disproportionate number of filmmakers who are considered masters. But what about science fiction books? There’s plenty of manga and anime, and yes, science fiction movies, but where does the island nation stand when it comes to science fiction novels? Here’s more from the Science Fiction Writers of America:
Hyakuoku no hiru to senoku no yoru (Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights) by Ryu Mitsuse (1967)
An epic, cosmic adventure in the style of Arthur C. Clarke, covering the evolution of humanity, the lives of Plato, Christ and Buddha, a future techno-dystopia and the heat death of the universe itself. For pure “Sensawunda” there is nothing better. Haikasoru will publish this book in its first English translation in November 2011. Long-time US SF readers may remember Ryu Mitsuse’s “The Sunset, 2217 AD,” which was rated for 1972.
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