Barefoot Gen
The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
Rating: 7.6 out of 10TMDB(273 votes)
Overview
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on the comic Barefoot Gen
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Setting
Set in Hiroshima
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Collection
Part of Barefoot Gen (Animated) Collection
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Music
Music by Kentarō Haneda
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Keiji NakazawaWriter, Comic Book, Screenplay
- Original title
- はだしのゲン
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 21, 1983
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Collection
- Barefoot Gen (Animated) Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Issei MiyazakiGen Nakaoka (voice)- Masaki KoudaShinji Nakaoka (voice)
Seiko NakanoEiko Nakaoka (voice)- Takao InoueDaikichi Nakaoka (voice)
Yoshie ShimamuraKimie Nakaoka (voice)
Takeshi AonoHidezo (voice)
Katsuji MoriSeiji Yoshida (voice)
Taeko NakanishiHana (voice)- Tatsuya JoNarrator (voice)
Junji NishimuraBoku Pak (voice)
Koichi KitamuraLandlord (voice)
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