The Glass Rabbit (2005): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2005, The Glass Rabbit is a war, animation and history film directed by Setsuko Shibuichi, running about 84 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. The Glass Rabbit stars Yasuyoshi Hara as Takeo (voice), Rina Mogami as Toshiko (voice), Tamaki Oka as Nobuko (voice) and Keiko Takeshita as Hide (voice).

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, The Glass Rabbit has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Glass Rabbit page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Glass Rabbit tend to enjoy Schindler's List, Grave of the Fireflies, The Pianist and Apocalypse Now.