Glass Mask (1997)

Glass Mask 1997 / ガラスの仮面 1997 / Mask of Glass , Glass Mask Season 1 , Garasu no Kamen , Glass no Kamen , ガラスのかめん

The story is 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. (Source: awrittensin) ~~ Adapted from the manga series ‟Glass Mask‟ (ガラスの仮面) by Miuchi Suzue (美内すずえ).