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Barefoot Gen

Barefoot Gen

Animation · Drama · War · 1983

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

Movie details

Barefoot Gen

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

1983 Animation · Drama · War 1h 23m

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TMDB

7.6 / 10

Community rating

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

CriticWise case file

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mori Masaki

Written by

Keiji Nakazawa

I

Issei Miyazaki

Gen Nakaoka (voice)

M

Masaki Kouda

Shinji Nakaoka (voice)

Seiko Nakano

Seiko Nakano

Eiko Nakaoka (voice)

T

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)

Court is in session

Put Barefoot Gen on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.