is a Japanese

autobiographical novel An autobiographical novel is a form of novel using autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fictive elements. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction. ...

by Toshiko Takagi, who lost her sister and mother in the Great Tokyo Air Raid and saw her father killed by

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before her eyes at Ninomiya Station when she was 13 years old. As of 2018, the original novel has sold more than 2.4 million copies in Japan. It was translated into German, Spanish, Hungarian and other languages. It was adapted into a

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film in 1979, a

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series in 1980 and an

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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.

TV series

The television drama series has 15 episodes and was broadcast on

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from August 18 to September 5, 1980.

Anime film

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

References

External links

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