is a

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

Sakyo Komatsu was a Japanese science fiction writer and screenwriter. He was one of the most well known and highly regarded science fiction writers in Japan. Early life Born Minoru "Sakyo" Komatsu in Osaka, he was a graduate of Kyoto University where he stud ...

, released as two volumes. It is a

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of an early draft of the 1984 film of the same Japanese name, directed by Komatsu and Koji Hashimoto. The novel won the 1983

Seiun Award The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by , the awards are given at the annual Nihon SF Taikai, Japan Science Fict ...

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)

Film adaptation

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.

Akihiko Hirata (December 16, 1927 – July 25, 1984), born , was a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies (including Hiroshi Inagaki's ''Samurai'' trilogy), he is most well known for his work in the ''kaiju'' genre, including such films as '' ...

made his final film appearance in the film.

References

1982 novels 1982 science fiction novels Japanese novels adapted into films Japanese science fiction novels Novels by Sakyo Komatsu {{1980s-sf-novel-stub