Japanese 1950 - 1960's Toy Art : Nuclear War / Future War / Space War ( in the nuclear age , space age , cold war )

This movie collects Japanese 1950's , early 1960's toy artworks , mainly traditional card toys called " Menko " reflecting so called the nuclear age , space age and the cold war.

Fear of nuclear war disasters , end of the earth are seen in them.
At the same time,  dreaming of the space adventure existed as well.

As for the "cold war", artworks describing the threat of Soviet or hostility against it
are hardly seen in the toy artworks of this age
Sometimes Japanese toys praised sputnik's accomplishment.
Politics & military knew how to face Soviet , while civilians saw Soviet as an example of the socialism and some people even admired it.

By the way,
giving kids space dream should be suitable for the cultivation of their aesthetic sensitivity or creativity.
Having kids see fear of nuclear, having kids see everything happening in the real adults' world for what ?
Oh yes, I know Japan uses everything for playing... actually has been doing so since the Edo Era,
and that is still happening now. No compromise for making toys.