Where to watch Barefoot Gen

Name: Barefoot Gen
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Released: 1983
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Issei Miyazaki, Masaki Kouda, Seiko Nakano, Takao Inoue, Yoshie Shimamura

1983 · Film · 83 min · Animation · Drama · War

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

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

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Cast

Issei MiyazakiGen Nakaoka (voice)
Masaki KoudaShinji Nakaoka (voice)
Seiko NakanoEiko Nakaoka (voice)
Takao InoueDaikichi Nakaoka (voice)
Yoshie ShimamuraKimie Nakaoka (voice)
Takeshi AonoHidezo (voice)

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