"The Last Smoker" ( Japanese: 最後の喫煙者, "Saigo no Kitsuensha") is a 1987 short story by Yasutaka Tsutsui. [1] It has been adapted for television and radio. An English translation by Andrew Driver was published in the collection Salmonella Men on Planet Porno ( ISBN 9780307377265) in 2008. [2]
The story deals with the repression of dissent. [3] It is set in a future Japan where smokers are persecuted to the point of extinction, and the last smoker is stuffed and preserved in a museum. [4]
The story was adapted for television in Japan in 1995. Nine years after being broadcast it was said to have left a strong impression on audiences. [4]
The English-language radio adaption is a 45-minute Loftus Production radio drama broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 20 February 2009, [5] picked that day as an editor's choice [6] and listed as a "pick of the day". [7] It was adapted by Julia Dover [6] and the final program directed by Matt Thompson. [6] The actors include John Byrne, [7] Eileen McCallum, [5] Madeleine Worrall, [6] Stewart Conn, [5] and Madeleine Brolly. [5]
- ^ Feldman, Eric A. (2006). "The culture of legal change: A case study of tobacco control in twenty-first century Japan". Michigan Journal of International Law. 27 (3): 807.
- ^ "Naked fantasies with edge". The Miami Herald. 2 November 2008.
- ^ "'Porno' Goes Absurdist". The Harvard Crimson. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b "Kicking the habit? The central government enacted the Heal". Yomiuri Shimbun. 1 May 2004.
- ^ a b c d "Afternoon Play, The Last Smoker". BBC. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b c d Reynolds, Gillian (20 February 2009). "Radio highlights: Friday 20 February". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b "Pick of the day". The Guardian. London. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
"The Last Smoker" ( Japanese: 最後の喫煙者, "Saigo no Kitsuensha") is a 1987 short story by Yasutaka Tsutsui. [1] It has been adapted for television and radio. An English translation by Andrew Driver was published in the collection Salmonella Men on Planet Porno ( ISBN 9780307377265) in 2008. [2]
The story deals with the repression of dissent. [3] It is set in a future Japan where smokers are persecuted to the point of extinction, and the last smoker is stuffed and preserved in a museum. [4]
The story was adapted for television in Japan in 1995. Nine years after being broadcast it was said to have left a strong impression on audiences. [4]
The English-language radio adaption is a 45-minute Loftus Production radio drama broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 20 February 2009, [5] picked that day as an editor's choice [6] and listed as a "pick of the day". [7] It was adapted by Julia Dover [6] and the final program directed by Matt Thompson. [6] The actors include John Byrne, [7] Eileen McCallum, [5] Madeleine Worrall, [6] Stewart Conn, [5] and Madeleine Brolly. [5]
- ^ Feldman, Eric A. (2006). "The culture of legal change: A case study of tobacco control in twenty-first century Japan". Michigan Journal of International Law. 27 (3): 807.
- ^ "Naked fantasies with edge". The Miami Herald. 2 November 2008.
- ^ "'Porno' Goes Absurdist". The Harvard Crimson. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b "Kicking the habit? The central government enacted the Heal". Yomiuri Shimbun. 1 May 2004.
- ^ a b c d "Afternoon Play, The Last Smoker". BBC. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b c d Reynolds, Gillian (20 February 2009). "Radio highlights: Friday 20 February". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b "Pick of the day". The Guardian. London. 20 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-21.