Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン Hadashi no Gen?) 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[]
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"
Video[]
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DVD[]
- DVD released on August 6, 2005, from Geneon.
Soundtrack[]
- Soundtrack released from King Records in 1983.
See also[]
- Barefoot Gen
- Barefoot Gen (film) - PART1 (1976)
- Barefoot Gen (1977 film) - PART2 (1977)
- Barefoot Gen (1980 film) - PART3 (1980)
- Barefoot Gen (anime) - PART1 (1983)
- Barefoot Gen 2 (anime) - PART2 (1986)
- Barefoot Gen (TV drama) - (2007)
- Grave of the Fireflies
External links[]
- Barefoot Gen at the Internet Movie Database
- Barefoot Gen (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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