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Release Date:
May 13, 2005
Original Title:
ガラスのうさぎ
Alternate Titles:
Garasu no Usagi
Glass Rabbit
Glass no Usagi
Genres:
Animation | History | War
Production Companies:
Amusement Media Academy
GoGo Visual Planning
Kyodo Eiga Company Ltd.
Magic Bus
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 84
The period of late World War II, Toshiko was living in downtown Tokyo with her family. Japan was more towards losing the War at the time and people were suffering with lack of materials. On March 10th 1945, she lost her mother and two younger sisters by the bombing in Tokyo. She picked up "Glass Rabbit", which shape was changed by the fire, out of the wreck one day and she experienced the terror of the War. Moreover when she had to evacuate to the suburbs, her father was killed by US army on the way at the station. Now that she became all alone, she felt so lonely and despaired that she almost found no meaning to be alive. But despite of her loneliness and sorrow, she aroused herself, thinking about all her family who were gone. "I must survive for my family.... Otherwise, who will be visiting their grave." This is the story of one girl, which should not be forgotten.
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Art Direction:
Shichiro Kobayashi
Director:
Setsuko Shibuichi
Executive Producer:
Sozaburo Katsura
Original Music Composer:
Michiru Oshima
Producer:
Satoshi Dezaki
Story:
Toshiko Takagi
Writer:
Mitsuyo Suenaga
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