Garasu no Usagi

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 and other languages.[3] It was adapted into a live action film in 1979, a Japanese television drama series in 1980 and an anime film in 2005.

Garasu no Usagi
First edition
AuthorToshiko Takagi
Original titleガラスのうさぎ
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Genreautobiographical novel
Published1977
Publisher金の星社

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
Directed bySetsuko Shibuichi
Written by
  • Kazumi Koide
  • Mitsuyo Suenaga
Screenplay by
  • Kazumi Koide
  • Mitsuyo Suenaga
Based onGarasu no Usagi by Toshiko Takagi
Music byMichiru Ōshima
Edited byShigenari Nishi
Production
company
Release date
  • May 14, 2008 (2008-05-14) (Japan)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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

References
  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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