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Poster of Barefoot Gen

Barefoot Gen

Original title: はだしのゲン

The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young boy.

1983 · 1 h 23 · Japan · Japanese

Animation
Drama
History
War

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

Directed by: Mori Masaki
Written by: Keiji Nakazawa
Based on: Keiji Nakazawa

Cast

Issei Miyazaki
Gen Nakaoka (voice)
Masaki Kouda
Shinji Nakaoka (voice)
Seiko Nakano
Eiko Nakaoka (voice)
Takao Inoue
Daikichi Nakaoka (voice)
Yoshie Shimamura
Kimie Nakaoka (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Hidezo (voice)
Katsuji Mori
Seiji Yoshida (voice)
Taeko Nakanishi
Hana (voice)
Tatsuya Jo
Narrator (voice)
Junji Nishimura
Boku Pak (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Landlord (voice)

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