Also known as: Garasu no Kamen / Glass Mask / Mask of Glass
Broadcast network: TV Asahi
Subtitles: English Softsub
Runtime: 8 VCD Discs/Season | Total 23 Episodes+1 Special
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Imdb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130729/
Cast
Maya Kitajima - Yumi Adachi
Masumi Hayami - Seiichi Tanabe
Chigusa Tsukikage - Yoko Nogiwa
Ayumi Himekawa - Megumi Matsumoto (Season 1&2), Nakamura Aimi (Special)
Yuu Sakurakouji - Kenji Kohashi
SEASON 1
Broadcast period: 1997-Jul-07 to 1997-Sep-15
Producers: Miruta Yoshiki, Uchiyama Satoko
Directors: Nishimae Toshinori, Sugiyama Noboru, Imai Kazuhisa
Synopsis: The Glass Mask drama is based on a very popular manga of the same name by Suzue Miuchi, about a young girl named Maya whose dream is to be an actress. A legendary former stage actress, Tsukikage Chigusa, watches Maya as she reenacts drama episodes she's seen on TV. She approaches Maya and has her join her acting company, Tsukikage Theater. Tsukikage holds the production rights to a legendary masterpiece called "The Crimson Goddess," in which she had played the title role until a terrible accident burnt her face beyond surgical repair. She's been searching all of these years for someone to play the role which only the most talented actress could play, and maybe she's found that someone in Maya... --synopsis by awrittensin
SEASON 2
Broadcast period: 1998-Apr-13 to 1998-Jun-29
Director: Uchiyama Satoko
Synopsis: The continuation of Glass Mask. Maya attempts to re-enter the entertainment industry after losing all backing. She decides that nothing will stand in her way of becoming The Crimson Goddess, and resolves to regain her status in the industry so she can fight on equal ground with Ayumi. After everyone is blown away by Maya's monodrama, Tsukikage agrees to recognize her as a candidate for the Crimson Goddess only if she receives a Best Actress Award at the Japanese Academy of Acting Award ceremonies, or an award of equal prestige. But Maya has to compete with Ayumi for it! The Purple Rose Man is still watching her from the shadows... will Maya ever find out his true identity? Just who will become the true successor for the role of the Crimson Goddess?
SPECIAL ENDING
Subtitles: English (Hardsubbed)
Air date: 1999-Sep-30
Note: Originally was supposed to be episode 12 of Season 1, but the season was cut short by one week. Eventually, this missing episode 12 was filmed after Season 2, and provides the originally planned ending to Season 1. However, because episode 11 is officially the end of Season 1, die-hard fans refer to this SP as the special ending.
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