Barefoot Gen
1983 · Movie · 83 min · ★ 7.6 · 80% critics
A young boy’s everyday life is shattered by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, forcing him to face sudden loss, scarcity, and the struggle to keep going. Through his eyes, the film shows wartime hardship and the aftermath in a blunt, unflinching way, balancing despair with small signs of resilience.
Based on Barefoot Gen
Also known as Barefoot Gen 1
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Details
- Original title
- はだしのゲン
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-07-21
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (253 votes)
About
If you can handle an intense, graphic wartime story that aims to be more sobering than entertaining, this may hit hard; Not for you if you avoid upsetting violence or want deep character focus like Grave of the Fireflies.
Pros: powerful anti-war message; harrowing realism; strong animation | Cons: hard to watch; shallow character depth; rushed, too short
Themes
- bomb
- world war ii
- hiroshima, japan
- based on comic
- based on manga
- bombing
- nuclear
- adult animation
- radiation sickness
- nuclear warfare
- anime
- children in wartime
- +4 more
Cast & crew
- IM
Issei Miyazaki
as Gen Nakaoka (voice)
- MK
Masaki Kouda
as Shinji Nakaoka (voice)
Seiko Nakano
as Eiko Nakaoka (voice)
- TI
Takao Inoue
as Daikichi Nakaoka (voice)
Yoshie Shimamura
as Kimie Nakaoka (voice)
Takeshi Aono
as Hidezo (voice)
Katsuji Mori
as Seiji Yoshida (voice)
Taeko Nakanishi
as Hana (voice)
- TJ
Tatsuya Jo
as Narrator (voice)
Junji Nishimura
as Boku Pak (voice)
Directed by Mori Masaki
Created by Keiji Nakazawa