Shōwa nostalgia
[6] The expression also loosely includes increased popularity of some things from the early part of the Heisei era.
[28] Other Shōwa nostalgia films include Hula Girls (2006) and Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007).
[23] Shōwa nostalgia is the subject matter of the anime film Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001).
[30] 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.
[34][35] As of 2023, Takeshi's Castle (1986 to 1990) is popular with young people and got a new season on Amazon Prime Video.
[36][37][38] 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.
[45][46][47] Episodes of The Best Ten have been rebroadcast in Japan[45] and the Shōwa era music of Akina Nakamori and Seiko Matsuda,[48] Yoko Minamino[49] and others,[50] has become popular in South Korea.
[54] The 2023 music video for ClariS' cover version of "Samishii Nettaigyo" (1989) is an homage to Wink, the original artists.
[55][56] 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.
[64] There have been karaoke rankings[65] and opinion polls on people's favourite Shōwa era songs.
[66][67] 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).
[80][81][82] The Oriental Witches volleyball team were featured in NHK Shōwa nostalgia television programmes in the 1990s.
[95] Manifestations of Shōwa retro include the revival of kissaten[96][97][3] and tableware with floral patterns,[9][98][99] and the consumption of dagashi[3] and ice cream soda (クリームソーダ).
[24] Manifestations of Shōwa retro include the revival of disposable cameras, such as the Fujicolor Utsurundesu (写ルンです; 1986),[14][108][6] and cassette tapes,[7][109] and vinyl records.
