Barefoot Gen
The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young boy.
AnimationDramaWarHistorybombworld war iihiroshima, japanbased on comicbased on mangabombingnuclearadult animationradiation sicknessnuclear warfareanimechildren in wartime
A harrowing, intimate portrait of survival and resilience in the aftermath of nuclear devastation, told through a child's perspective.
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Essence
Ensemble
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)
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