Garasu no Usagi

Glass no Usagi
Glass no Usagi
Directed by	Setsuko Shibuichi
Written by	Kazumi Koide; Mitsuyo Suenaga;
Screenplay by	Kazumi Koide; Mitsuyo Suenaga;
Based on	Garasu no Usagi by Toshiko Takagi
Edited by	Shigenari Nishi
Music by	Michiru Ōshima
Production; company	Magic Bus
Release date	May 14, 2008 (Japan);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Garasu no Usagi
	First edition
Author	Toshiko Takagi
Original title	ガラスのうさぎ
Language	Japanese
Genre	autobiographical novel
Published	1977
Publisher	金の星社
Publication place	Japan

Garasu no Usagi (ガラスのうさぎ, The Glass Rabbit) is a Japanese autobiographical novel by Toshiko Takagi, who lost her sister and mother in the Great Tokyo Air Raid and saw her father killed by P-51 Mustang before her eyes at Ninomiya Station when she was 13 years old.^[1] As of 2018, the original novel has sold more than 2.4 million copies in Japan.^[2] It was translated into German, Spanish, Hungarian and other languages.^[3] It was adapted into a live-action film in 1979, a television drama series in 1980 and an anime film in 2005.

Adaptations

Live-action film

The live action film, titled Tokyo Air Raid Glass Rabbit (東京大空襲　ガラスのうさぎ), is directed by Yūten Tachibana and was released on July 14, 1979.^[4]

TV series

The television drama series has 15 episodes and was broadcast on NHK from August 18 to September 5, 1980.^[5]

Anime film

The anime film is directed by Setsuko Shibuichi, animated at Magic Bus, and was released on May 14, 2005.^[6]

References

^ "Vancouver Japanese Consulate Presents Anime Screening". Anime News Network. September 10, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ "あんな死に方、もう二度と高木敏子「ガラスのうさぎ」". 好書好日. May 30, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ "ガラスのうさぎ". 一般財団法人大阪国際児童文学振興財団. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
^ "東京大空襲ガラスのうさぎ(1979)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ "ガラスのうさぎ". tvdrama-db.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 3, 2014.
^ "ガラスのうさぎ(2005)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 3, 2014.

External links

Garasu no Usagi at IMDb
Garasu no Usagi (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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[1] "Vancouver Japanese Consulate Presents Anime Screening". Anime News Network. September 10, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2014.

[2] "あんな死に方、もう二度と高木敏子「ガラスのうさぎ」". 好書好日. May 30, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[3] "ガラスのうさぎ". 一般財団法人大阪国際児童文学振興財団. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[4] "東京大空襲ガラスのうさぎ(1979)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 3, 2014.

[5] "ガラスのうさぎ". tvdrama-db.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 3, 2014.

[6] "ガラスのうさぎ(2005)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 3, 2014.

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