Barefoot Gen

Barefoot Gen (1983)

21/07/1983
Animation, Drama, War, History
1h 23m

The Bombing Of Hiroshima As Seen Through The Eyes Of A Boy.

Overview

A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.

  • Mori MasakiDirector
  • Keiji NakazawaWriter, Screenplay
  • Original Title

    はだしのゲン

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • world war ii
  • hiroshima, japan
  • based on comic
  • based on manga
  • bombing
  • adult animation
  • radiation sickness
  • anime
  • children in wartime

Top Billed Cast

Issei Miyazaki

Issei Miyazaki

Gen Nakaoka (voice)

Masaki Kouda

Shinji Nakaoka (voice)

Seiko Nakano

Seiko Nakano

Eiko Nakaoka (voice)

Takao Inoue

Daikichi Nakaoka (voice)

Yoshie Shimamura

Yoshie Shimamura

Kimie Nakaoka (voice)

Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono

Hidezo (voice)

Katsuji Mori

Katsuji Mori

Seiji Yoshida (voice)

Taeko Nakanishi

Taeko Nakanishi

Hana (voice)

Tatsuya Jo

Narrator (voice)

Junji Nishimura

Junji Nishimura

Boku Pak (voice)

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