Shinichi Hoshi

Birth : 1926-09-06, Tokyo, Japan

Death : 1997-12-30

History

Shinichi Hoshi was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer best known for his "short-short" science fiction stories, often no more than three or four pages in length, of which he wrote over 1000. He also wrote mysteries and won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Mōsō Ginkō in 1968.

Movies

Hoshi Shin'ichi Mystery Special
Short Story
A collection of five short stories by Hoshi Shinichi
The Capricious Robot
Original Story
The Film in commemoration of the 10 year anniversary of Shinich Hoshi's death and the 50 year anniversary of his debut as author.
The Woodpecker Plan
Original Story
A short animated film by Tadanari Okamoto.
Welcome, Aliens
Original Story
A short animated film by Tadanari Okamoto
Mysterious Medicine
Original Story
Two unfettered robbers try to steal a new, mysterious medicine from a laboratory; they butt heads with a needy crow and the head professor's apprentice.
Matango
Adaptation
Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The island has little edible food for them to use as they try to live in a fungus covered hulk while repairing Kessei's yacht. Eventually they struggle over the food rations which were left behind by the former crew. Soon they discover something unfriendly there...