Barefoot Gen (1983)

07/21/1983 (JP) • 1h 23m

Animation, Drama, War, History

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.

Top Billed 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)


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Part of the Barefoot Gen (Animated) Collection

Includes Barefoot Gen, Barefoot Gen 2

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

bomb

world war ii

hiroshima, japan

based on comic

based on manga

bombing

nuclear

adult animation

radiation sickness

nuclear warfare

anime

children in wartime

hiroshima

hiroshima and nagasaki bombings

hiroshima bombing

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