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, 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.

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

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 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 (2008-05-14) (Japan)
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]