Barefoot Gen

7.6 1983 Mori Masaki 1h 23m
Animation Drama War History
Barefoot Gen

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

Cast

Issei Miyazaki Issei Miyazaki Gen Nakaoka (voice)
Masaki Kouda Shinji Nakaoka (voice)
Seiko Nakano Seiko Nakano Eiko Nakaoka (voice)
Takao Inoue Daikichi Nakaoka (voice)
Yoshie Shimamura Yoshie Shimamura Kimie Nakaoka (voice)
Takeshi Aono Takeshi Aono Hidezo (voice)
Katsuji Mori Katsuji Mori Seiji Yoshida (voice)
Taeko Nakanishi Taeko Nakanishi Hana (voice)

Where to Watch

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Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Barefoot Gen

Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies 1988
Animated atomic devastation. Two Japanese films about children surviving the worst thing humanity has ever done.

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