The Glass Rabbit

"War took everything... except her courage."

2005 1h 24m JA

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Synopsis

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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.

“War took everything... except her courage.”

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Cast

Yasuyoshi Hara
Takeo (voice)
Rina Mogami
Toshiko (voice)
Tamaki Oka
Nobuko (voice)
Keiko Takeshita
Hide (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Setsuko Shibuichi
Writers: Toshiko Takagi, Mitsuyo Suenaga
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Yasuyoshi Hara and Rina Mogami and Tamaki Oka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "War took everything... except her courage.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0829177 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Setsuko Shibuichi directs. Michiru Oshima scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Michiru Oshima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Yasuyoshi Hara and Rina Mogami and Tamaki Oka carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "War took everything... except her courage.".
7IMDB entry: tt0829177 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.