Shōwa nostalgia
[6] (The expression also loosely includes increased popularity of some things from the early part of the Heisei era).
[27] Other Shōwa nostalgia films include Hula Girls (2006) and Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007).
[28] Shōwa nostalgia is the subject matter of the anime film Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm!
[29] The television programme Banpaku no Taiyo [ja] (2024) has Shōwa retro content depicting the time before and during Expo '70.
[8] Television programmes made in the Shōwa era, before self-imposed restrictions by the industry, are popular with young people.
[35][36][37] It has been said that the resurgence of city pop began with nostalgic crate digging by Japanese DJs at the end of the 20th century.
[7] As of 2024, there is nostalgia for the artists Meiko Nakahara and Saki Kubota, who created songs in the new music genre in the 1980s.
[44][45][46] Episodes of The Best Ten have been rebroadcast in Japan[44] and the Shōwa era music of Akina Nakamori and Seiko Matsuda,[47] Yoko Minamino[48] and others,[49] has become popular in South Korea.
[53] The 2023 music video for ClariS' cover version of "Samishii Nettaigyo" (1989) is an homage to Wink, the original artists.
[54][55] A performance in Tokyo in 2024 of a cover version of "Aoi Sangosho [ja]" (1980) by Korean band NewJeans went viral in South Korea and Japan.
[63] There have been karaoke rankings[64] and opinion polls on people's favourite Shōwa era songs.
[65][66] It has been said that the popularity of 1980s female idols with young people is partly attributable to the appearance of Kyoko Koizumi and Hiroko Yakushimaru in Amachan (2013).
[79][80][81] The Oriental Witches volleyball team were featured in NHK Shōwa nostalgia television programmes in the 1990s.
[94] Manifestations of Shōwa retro include the revival of kissaten[95][96][3] and tableware with floral patterns,[9][97][98] and the consumption of dagashi[3] and ice cream soda (クリームソーダ).
[23] Manifestations of Shōwa retro include the revival of disposable cameras, such as the Fujicolor Utsurundesu (写ルンです; 1986),[14][107][6] and cassette tapes,[7][108] and vinyl records.
