Barefoot Gen
Barefoot Gen

Movie·1983·1h 23m

Barefoot Gen

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

Directed By

Mori Masaki

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: はだしのゲン

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

Producer

Keiji Nakazawa, Takanori Yoshimoto

Cinematography

Kinichi Ishikawa

Music

Kentaro Haneda

Editor

Harutoshi Ogata

Themes

bombworld war iihiroshima, japanbased on comicbased on mangabombingnuclearadult animationradiation sicknessnuclear warfareanimechildren in wartime

Production House

Gen Productions
Madhouse
Tokyo Laboratory
Mushi Production

Audience Score

76%

245 votes

Skip7%
Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection37%

Where to watch

Region: US

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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)

Tatsuya Jo

Narrator (voice)

Junji Nishimura

Junji Nishimura

Boku Pak (voice)

Koichi Kitamura

Koichi Kitamura

Landlord (voice)

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Crew

Keiji Nakazawa

Writer, Screenplay, Producer

Kentaro Haneda

Kentaro Haneda

Original Music Composer

Mori Masaki

Mori Masaki

Director

Kinichi Ishikawa

Director of Photography

Takanori Yoshimoto

Producer

Yasuteru Iwase

Producer

Harutoshi Ogata

Editor

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