'GLASS RABBIT' Animated tale of World War II air raid on Tokyo

It is based on a book about the melted glass found where her house had stood.
THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN
TOKYO -- "Garasu no Usagi" ("Glass Rabbit"), a children's book written by Toshiko Takagi based on her experiences during World War II, has been made into an animated film 60 years after the largest air raid on Tokyo.
Takagi, 72, was born in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, then called Honjo Ward, where her family ran a factory that produced crystal products.
At the age of 12, Takagi was evacuated to Ninomiyamachi, Kanagawa Prefecture, when the air raid occurred, killing her mother and two sisters.
Three months later, Takagi found a melted glass rabbit made by her father at the site where her house once stood.
Her father was killed in another air raid shortly before the end of the war.
Takagi wrote of these experiences in "Garasu no Usagi," which was published in 1977. More than 2.1 million copies have been sold. The book has been made into a film and television drama and has been translated into English.
"I don't want people to ever start a war again -- killing somebody or being killed by somebody," Takagi said.
March 10 marked the 60th anniversary of the raid.
The film, which will be released May 14 at Cine Libre Ikebukuro in Tokyo, runs 84 minutes. Actress Keiko Takeshita is the voice of Takagi's mother.