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Animation To Remember War In Japan Date: 3/2/2005 |
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September 2nd, 2005 will mark 60 years since the end of World War II. Leading up to that date in 1945 as the Allies moved in closer to Tokyo, through firebombing raids and the atomic bomb drops, Japan's main islands saw some of the most senseless and brutal killing en-masse that the world has probably ever witnessed. While not being played up as potential surefire hits at all, there are several anime works due soon that will highlight this tragic period of Japan's WWII experience. - Essayist Kayoko Ebina is lecturing on her experiences in the war on the tenth. She lived through several air raids on Tokyo including one that took the lives of 100,000 people in one night on March 10th, 1945. She lost 6 members of her own family in the raid. Commemorating this, Taito Ward's Asakusa Hall will host the Heiwa Notsudoi event then, exactly 60 years from the date of the bombing. Ebina made her experiences during the war a lifeswork through her writings. A new animation film, "ashita genki ninare ! hanbun nosatsumaimo" adapted from her book will be screened there. In 1990, the film "ushirono shoumen daare" based on her experiences drew 2.5 million viewers. - Tokyo MXTV has a streaming video report on the coming animated feature Usagi No Glass that also tells the horrofic story of life and death during the air raids on Tokyo in WWII. Based on the best-selling novel by Toshiko Takagi, the author felt it neccesary to relay the fear of war to current generation. Takagi lived in Tokyo's Sumida Ward and was 12 years old during the war. Both the author's Mother and two younger sisters were evacuating to Kanagawa when they were lost in sea of flames. Takagi's Father was machine-gunned by a USt Airforce plane in the summer and died. The original book published in 1977, sold more than 2.1 million copies. The title was taken from a rabbit ornament made of the glass that melted in the fire that consumed his house. Production on the anime is being shared between GoGo Visual Kikaku, Magic Base, Kyoudou Eiga, Amusement Media Sougou Gakuin and Tokyo MXTV terebi. The official Usagi No Glass website can be viewed at www.ggvp.net/usagi. |
| Source: Anime News Service |
