Barefoot Gen (anime)

Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン) is a war drama anime based on the Japanese manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Directed by Mori Masaki and released in 1983, it depicts WWII in Japan from a child's point of view revolving around the events surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima and the main character's first hand experience of the bomb.

Plot

 * See the Plot of the main article of Barefoot Gen

Cast

 * Issei Miyazaki as "Gen Nakaoka", Barefoot Gen, the protagonist of the story.
 * Takao Inoue as "Daikichi Nakaoka", Gen's father.
 * Yoshie Shimamura as "Kimie Nakaoka", Gen's mother.
 * Seiko Nakano as "Eiko Naoaoka", Gen's elder sister.
 * Masaki Kōda as "Shinji Nakaoka", Gen's younger brother.
 * Junji Nishimura as "Boku"
 * Katsuji Mori as "Seiji"

DVD

 * DVD released on August 6, 2005, from Geneon.

Soundtrack

 * Soundtrack released from King Records in 1983.