Garasu no Usagi
0000 Japanese film
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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.
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| Author | Toshiko Takagi |
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| Original title | ガラスのうさぎ |
| Language | Japanese |
| Genre | autobiographical novel |
| Published | 1977 |
| Publisher | 金の星社 |
| Publication place | Japan |
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
| Glass no Usagi | |
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| Directed by | Setsuko Shibuichi |
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| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | Garasu no Usagi by Toshiko Takagi |
| Edited by | Shigenari Nishi |
| Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The anime film is directed by Setsuko Shibuichi, animated at Magic Bus, and was released on May 14, 2005.[6]
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