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Barefoot Gen (1983) · Cineora

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A MORI MASAKI FILM

Barefoot Gen

19831h 23mMovie

AnimationDramaHistoryWar

IMDb8.0/ 10 · 10.7K votes

THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A YOUNG BOY.

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

Melancholic
Gritty
Disturbing
War
Family
Survival

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Brutal
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after. Contains graphic violence and a child in peril.

DirectorMori Masaki

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.6 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top 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)

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