×
  • remind me tomorrow
  • remind me next week
  • never remind me
Subscribe to the ANN Newsletter • Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. read more

Glass Mask (TV 1/1984)

Unfortunately, due to abuse, anonymous error reports are no longer accepted. You must login in order to submit an error report.

Note: you can set your preferences to always display the i icon while browsing the Encyclopedia.

 
Alternative title:
Glass no Kamen (Japanese) 
Il grande sogno di Maya (Italian) 
Laura ou la passion du théâtre (French) 
Quiero ser actriz (Spanish) 
The Glass Mask 
ガラスの仮面 (Japanese) 
Genres: drama , romance 
Themes: acting , theatre 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Plot Summary: Kitajima Maya, a 13-year-old girl with a talent for acting, was discovered by the reclusive actress Tsukikage. The story follows Maya's growing up, intense training, overcoming challenges, and evolving into the foremost actress of her generation (she is about 20 so far). Maya's greatest rival is Himekawa Ayumi, the beautiful daughter of a famous movie couple. They ultimately vied for the most sought-after role—the "Crimson Goddess". An equally important subplot Maya's relationship with the handsome and ruthless entertainment mogul Hayami Masumi, who secretly became her number one fan, but misunderstandings and bad-timing obstructed their romance... (from manga)
User Ratings: 67 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Excellent: 8 votes (sub:7, raw:1)
 Very good: 19 votes (sub:14, raw:2, dub:1, others:2
1 French dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Good: 18 votes (sub:16, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 French dubbed
)
 Decent: 9 votes (sub:6, ?:1, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 French dubbed
)
 So-so: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:2, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Weak: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (sub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 168 users, rank: #4298 (of 10058)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.224 (Good+), std. dev.: 1.7519, rank: #2932 (of 10233)
Weighted mean: 7.368 (Good+), rank: #2198 (of 10233) (seen all: 7.47 / seen some: 7.46 / won't finish: 5.53)
Bayesian estimate: 7.386 (Good+), rank: #1827 (of 7687)
Number of episodes: 23 
Episode titles: We have 23
Vintage:
1984-04-09 to 1984-09-24 
1985-05-20 to 1985-07-08 (Italy) 
1988-10-20 to 1988-12-08 (France) 
Release dates: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"ガラスの仮面 (Glass no Kamen; Glass Mask)" by Mariko Ashibe 
Ending Theme:
"パープル・ライト (Purple Light)" by Mariko Ashibe 
#1: "パープル・ライト (Purple Light)" by Mariko Ashibe (eps 01-13) 
#2: "夏の媚薬 (natsu no biyaku)" by Sister Q 
Links: We have 4
Press Release:
You can contribute information to this page, but first you must login or register

Blu-ray (Region A)
    Glass Mask - The Complete Original Series (Sub.Blu-ray) 2018-09-04 (from $70.00)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Gisaburō Sugii 
Script:
Chifude Asakura  (eps 14-17) 
Keisuke Fujikawa  (ep 4) 
Masaki Tsuji 
Motoko Misawa  (ep 13) 
Tomoko Konparu  (8 episodes
eps 5-7, 11-12, 18-20
)
 
Yoshimi Shinozaki  (8 episodes
eps 1-3, 8-10, 21-22
)
 
Storyboard:
Gisaburō Sugii (ED1, OP1a,OP1b) 
Hideo Nishimaki  (ep 7) 
Hiroko Tokita  (eps 12, 17) 
Junichi Sakata  (eps 15, 20-21) 
Mitsuko Kase  (ep 9) 
Mitsuo Kusakabe  (eps 14, 19) 
Ryōnosuke Nakamura  (ep 2) 
Satoshi Dezaki  (ep 6) 
Seiji Okuda  (9 episodes
eps 1, 3, 8, 10-11, 13, 16, 18, 22
)
 
Taro Sayama  (ep 4) 
Toshitaka Tsunoda (ep 5) 
Yūsaku Sakamoto (ep 5) 
Episode Director:
Gisaburō Sugii  (ep 23) 
Hideo Nishimaki  (eps 1, 4, 7) 
Hiroko Tokita  (eps 12, 17) 
Junichi Sakata  (eps 15, 21) 
Mitsuko Kase (ep 9) 
Seiji Okuda  (eps 10, 16) 
Toshitaka Tsunoda (eps 22-23) 
Tsuneo Tominaga  (ep 2)  (eps 6, 14, 19) 
Yasuo Kageyama 
Yoshinori Nakamura (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 20
)
  
Yūsaku Sakamoto (ep 22) 
Yūsaku Saotome (eps 5, 11)  
Music: Kazuo Ōtani 
Original creator: Suzue Miuchi 
Character Design: Makoto Kuniyasu 
Art Director: Katsuyoshi Kanemura 
Chief Animation Director: Mitsuo Shindō 
Animation Director:
Ai Mineo  (ep 12) 
Hideaki Ōshika  (eps 10, 16, 22) 
Jirō Tsuno  (ep 3) 
Jūji Mizumura  (ep 18) 
Keizō Shimizu  (ep 2) 
Mari Okuda  (ep 5) 
Masae Ōtake  (eps 1, 7) 
Masami Abe  (ep 16) 
Masanori Nagashima  (ep 11) 
Mitsuo Shindō 
Rū Sakisaka (ep 17) 
Ryōko Hata (eps 8, 13, 20) 
Shingo Araki (OP) 
Takuo Toshima  (eps 15, 21) 
Teruhisa Ryū  (eps 4, 11) 
Yukari Kobayashi  (4 episodes
eps 6, 9, 14, 19
)
 
Art design: Moritoshi Endo 
Director of Photography: Teruji Takahashi 
Producer:
Hidehiko Takei (NTV) 
Masanobu Shimoda (Eiken) 

Background Art:
Chisato Sunagawa (eps 2-22 even) 
Hatsue Saitō (eps 2-22 even) 
Hisae Oomiya (eps 1-21 odd) 
Kazuko Nakajima (eps 1-7 odd) 
Keiko Kanemura (eps 1-7 odd) 
Noriko Hataoka (eps 2, 4, 6) 
Tsutomu Nishikura (eps 2, 4, 6) 
Yōji Nakaza (ep 5) 
Yōko Komiya (eps 1-7 odd) 
In-Between Animation: Kinji Yoshimoto 
Key Animation:
Atsuko Nakajima (ep 3) 
Junji Uesugi (ep 3) 
Keiichirō Mochizuki (eps 4, 7) 
Keiko Shirai (ep 5) 
Kiyoshi Nakamura (eps 2, 6) 
Kunihito Takahashi (ep 3) 
Masae Ōtake (ep 1) 
Masanori Nagashima (ep 5) 
Mayumi Ogura (eps 2, 6) 
Michi Himeno (OP) 
Miki Kitagawa (eps 2, 6) 
Minoru Yamazawa (ep 5) 
Rū Sakisaka (ep 11) 
Ryōko Hata (ep 3) 
Setsuko Shibuichi (ep 6) 
Tadashi Hasegawa (ep 5) 
Toshio Takahashi (ep 3) 
Toyoaki Nakajima (ep 4) 
Yoshimi Kanbara (ep 4) 
Yoshio Chatani (ep 1) 
Yoshio Kabashima (ep 1) 
Yūichirō Sueyoshi (ep 7) 
Yukari Kobayashi (ep 2) 
Yūko Kiyoshima (ep 2) 
Yutaka Kawasuji (ep 6) 
Music Director: Sei Tōjōbeppu 
Recording Director: Etsuji Yamada 
Theme Song Performance: Mariko Ashibe 
Masako Katsuki as Maya Kitajima 

Hoshiko Kikuchi as Mina Sawatari 
Katsuji Mori as Masumi Hayami (eps 19-23) 
Keiko Toda as Rei Aoki 
Kyōko Hamura as Taiko Kasuga 
Miho Yoshida as Sayaka Minazuki (eps 2-5) 
Minori Matsushima as Ayumi Himekawa 
Nachi Nozawa as Masumi Hayami (eps 1-18) 
Run Sasaki as
Mina Sawatari (eps 2-5) 
Sayaka Minazuki 
Taeko Nakanishi as Chigusa Tsukikage 
Yūji Mitsuya as Yuu Sakurakouji 

Akiko Takamura as Mrs. Yamashita (eps 18-19) 
Akiko Takeguchi as Nanny (eps 20-21) 
Arisa Andō as Yuki Egawa (eps 12-14) 
Daisuke Gōri as Mr. Tanuma (eps 10, 19) 
Eken Mine as Doctor (ep 10) 
Eriko Hara as Asae Yuki (eps 10-11) 
Haruko Kitahama as
Haru Kitajima 
Narration 
Utako Himekawa (eps 8-9, 11) 
Hirotaka Suzuoki as Hideaki Kagawa (eps 12-13) 
Hisako Kyōda as Kikuko Harada (eps 10-12) 
Kazue Komiya as Keiko Hinomiya (eps 6-7, 15) 
Kazuhiko Inoue as Actor as Hindley (ep 13) 
Keaton Yamada as Chief (ep 14) 
Keiko Han as Emi Tabuchi (ep 9) 
Kenichi Ogata as Genzō Kobayashi (eps 1-3, 8, 14) 
Kumiko Takizawa as Saeko Mizuki 
Mari Yokoo as Emi Kanaya (eps 17, 19) 
Masaaki Tsukada as Mr. Yamashita (eps 18-19) 
Miho Yoshida as Reina Shiratori (ep 19) 
Naoko Matsui as Schoolgirl (ep 17) 
Satoko Kitō as
Actress (ep 20) 
Akiko Hayakawa (ep 19) 
Shigeru Nakahara as Ryo Majima (eps 12-15) 
Shōzō Iizuka as Mitsugu Himekawa (ep 9) 
Takao Ōyama as Mr. Hasegawa (6 episodes
eps 12, 16-19, 22
)
 
Takurō Kitagawa as Man A (ep 10) 
Tesshō Genda as Film director (ep 9) 
Tomie Kataoka as Restaurant lady (5 episodes
eps 1, 14-16, 22
)
 
Yoshie Ōhashi as Haru Kitajima 
Yoshiko Sakakibara as Eriko Natsu (eps 12-14) 
Yūji Fujishiro as Mr. Suzumoto (eps 10-11) 
Yuzuru Fujimoto as
Hajime Onodera 
Ono 

Japanese companies
Backgrounds: Studio Jack 
Broadcaster: Nippon Television Network 
In-Between Animation:
Magic Bus (ep 15) 
SHAFT (ep 15) 
Key Animation: Anime R (ep 15) 
Paint:
Easy World Pro (ep 12) 
Hadashi Pro (ep 10) 
Kikura Kobo (ep 10) 
Kozue Anime (eps 12, 17, 21) 
Kyoto Animation (4 episodes
eps 12, 15, 17, 21
)
 
Oscar Planning (eps 8, 13, 20) 
Sakai Planning (ep 10) 
SHAFT (ep 15) 
Studio Angel (eps 8, 13, 20) 
Studio Marine (eps 12, 15) 
Studio Runrun (4 episodes
eps 8, 13, 15, 20
)
 
Suzuki Animation Planning (eps 17, 21) 
Yamato Production (eps 8, 13, 20) 
Photography:
Imagination (ep 8) 
Studio Wood (5 episodes
eps 12-13, 15, 18, 20
)
 
T. Nishimura (7 episodes
eps 5, 8, 10-11, 14, 16, 19
)
 
Production: Eiken 
Production Cooperation:
AIC (5 episodes
eps 5, 11, 14, 16, 19
)
 
Anime Spot (eps 10, 16) 
Kikura Kobo (ep 22) 
Kitty Films (4 episodes
eps 12, 15, 17, 21
)
 
Magic Bus (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 9, 14, 19
)
 
Shindō Production (eps 10, 16, 22) 
Studio Korumi (eps 1, 4, 7) 
Studio Liberty (eps 8, 13, 20) 
Studio Look (4 episodes
eps 3, 8, 13, 20
)
 
Tama Production (ep 18) 
Recording Studio: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation 
English staff
English cast
Translation: Tomoe Spencer 
Executive producer:
Matt Greenfield 
Toru Iwakami 

Disc Authoring: Joel McCray 
Menu Design: Andrea Rodriguez 
Packaging Design: Andrea Rodriguez 
Production Coordination: Janice Williams 
Production manager: Son Phan Le 
Subtitling: Robert Cardenas 
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch 
(none)
English companies
Distributor: Section23 Films 
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE 
Licensed by: Maiden Japan 
French cast
French staff
Dubbing Director: Nadine Delanoë 

Theme Song Performance: Claude Lombard 
Dorothée Jemma as Laura Nessonier 

Danièle Hazan as Sidonie Lecuyer 
Evelyne Grandjean as Chloé de St Fiacre 
Georges Berthomieu as Mr Fontange 
Jean-Louis Broust as Maxime Darcy 
Nadine Delanoë as Léa 
Nicolas Brémont as Yann Chamberlain 

Danièle Hazan as
Agnès 
Isabelle 
Mère de Laura 
Michele 
Mme Renaudin 
Dorothée Jemma as Laura 
Evelyne Grandjean as
Alexia 
Caroline Lefevre 
Céline 
Emilie 
Mina 
Patronne de la mère de Laura 
Ursula Lecuyer 
Georges Berthomieu as
Genzo 
M. Audibert 
M. Letour 
Patron de la mère de Laura 
Jean-Louis Broust as
Hugo 
M. Lecuyer 
Nadine Delanoë as
Carole 
Erika 
Muriel 
Narratrice 
Nicolas Brémont as
Robert 
Thibault 
French companies
Broadcaster:
AB Cartoons (from 10 May 1998) 
France 5 (from 22 March 2004) 
La 5 (from 20 October 1988) 
Mangas  (from 14 December 1998) 
TMC (from 18 June 1995) 
Distributor: Déclic Images 
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Theme Song Lyrics: Carlos Toro 
Distributor: Gestevisión 
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Latin America) 
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena 
Elda Olivieri as Maya Kitajima 

Agostino De Berti as Masumi Hayami 

Adele Pellegatta as Utako Himekawa, madre di Ayumi (2^voce) 
Carlo Bonomi as Capo della Comp. Ondine 
Elisabetta Cesone as Ayumi 
Laura Rizzoli as Signora Tsukikage 
Lisa Mazzotti as Sayaka 
Marcello Cortese as Yuu Sakurakouji 
Rosetta Salata as Voce Narrante 
Silvana Fantini as Rei Aoki 

Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Canale 5 (from Summer 1996) 
Italia 1 (from June 1985) 
La 7 Cartapiu (from August 2007) 
Man-Ga (from March 2011) 
Rai Gulp (from September 2009) 
Rai Sat Smash Girls (from February 2009) 
Rete 4 
Distributor: Yamato Video 
Internet Streaming: TIMvision 
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: HIDIVE (Brazil) 
Portuguese cast
(none)

This encyclopedia is collaboratively edited by the users of this site
DISCLAIMER add information report an error lookup sources

Compare this anime's credits with others

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Anime anthology