Barefoot Gen
“The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young boy.”
1983•M•1h 23m•7.6•Released
AnimationDramaWarHistory
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Director
Mori Masaki
Writer
Keiji Nakazawa, Keiji Nakazawa
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Gen Productions
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)
Junji Nishimura
Boku Pak (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Landlord (voice)
Production
Company
Gen Productions
Company
Madhouse
Company
Tokyo Laboratory
Company
Mushi Production
Producer
Yasuteru Iwase
Producer
Takanori Yoshimoto
Producer
Keiji Nakazawa
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