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Barefoot Gen

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

7.6/ 1019831h 23mM

AnimationDramaWarHistory

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

Directed by Mori Masaki

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Behind the frames

8 stills

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The cast

Faces behind the story

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)