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Writer:
Keiji Nakazawa (writer)
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Release Date:
13 June 1992 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Bombing Of Hiroshima As Seen Through The Eyes Of A Boy.
Plot:
A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people. full summary | add synopsis
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What really went down in Hiroshima more (20 total)

Cast

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Issei Miyazaki ... Gen Nakaoka (voice)
Masaki Kôda ... Shinji Nakaoka / Ryuta Kondo (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)
Junji Nishimura ... Boku Pak (voice)
Kôichi Kitamura ... (voice)
Kôji Yada ... (voice)
Yasurô Tanaka ... (voice)
Ryôichi Tanaka ... (voice)
Masaharu Satô ... (voice)
Kyôko Tongû ... (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Barefoot Gen (International: English title)
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Runtime:
83 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Featured in Hadashi no Gen 2 (1986) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
What really went down in Hiroshima, 10 September 2008
9/10
Author: Hamish Kearvell from Australia

Barefoot Gen is the autobiographical story of manga artist, Keiji Nakazawa and his experience during the times of the Hiroshima bombings in 1942. What ensues is something so unbelievable, so gritty, so real, it will change your life forever.

The film is adapted as an anime from Keiji's short manga series depicting all that he experienced just at the age of six when the bombings hit. His story truly is one of the most amazing things you will ever hear. Nothing else in film has ever captured the effects of the bombings in such a real and emotional way. It shows the viewers what really did happen and what we were never told. It shows us how real the bombings really were as we follow Gen through his struggle for survival during Japan's darkest hours.

If you haven't seen this film, you are missing out. While the film does not hold back on the gritty details, and what happens to the people of Japan throughout the whole of the film is very horrifying, you cannot miss this film due to these aspects. It's these things that make it so real and it would be a tragedy to ignore this film. It opened my eyes to what really went down in Hiroshima and I almost felt personally affected. During my whole time watching this film, I kept finding myself in disbelief that something like this actually occurred in our history, and recently at that. I mean, a whole society was rebuilt on the effects of the bombings and once again shows us how very, very wrong war is. One of the best films I have ever seen.

9.5/10 Hamish Kearvell A.K.A Screaming Japan Productions - www.myspace.com/screamingjapanproductions

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