Barefoot Gen

Jul 21, 1983

1h 23m

★ 7.6

The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young 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.

Genres

Animation

Drama

War

History

Production Companies

Gen Productions

Madhouse

Tokyo Laboratory

Mushi Production

Barefoot Gen Trailers

Cast

Gen Nakaoka (voice)

Issei Miyazaki

Shinji Nakaoka (voice)

Masaki Kouda

Eiko Nakaoka (voice)

Seiko Nakano

Daikichi Nakaoka (voice)

Takao Inoue

Kimie Nakaoka (voice)

Yoshie Shimamura

Hidezo (voice)

Takeshi Aono

Seiji Yoshida (voice)

Katsuji Mori

Hana (voice)

Taeko Nakanishi

Narrator (voice)

Tatsuya Jo

Boku Pak (voice)

Junji Nishimura

Landlord (voice)

Koichi Kitamura

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