
Barefoot Gen
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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About Barefoot Gen
- Directors
- Mori Masaki
- Cast
- Issei Miyazaki, Masaki Kouda, Seiko Nakano, Takao Inoue, Yoshie Shimamura, Takeshi Aono
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, War, History
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- Japanese
- Production countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
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