Barefoot Gen

(1983)

★ 7.6 IMDb · 266 votes

Genres: Animation, Drama, War, History

Year: 1983

Runtime: 83 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Mori Masaki

Cast: 宮崎一成, 甲田将樹, 中野聖子, Takao Inoue, 島村佳江, Такэси Аоно, Кацудзи Мори, 中西妙子, 城達也, Дзюндзи Нишимура

Plot

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

An historical anime: Barefoot Gen tells the story of a boy's struggle to survive the nuclear fallout of the Hiroshima Bombing. Based on real events, Barefoot Gen is a story of courage, survival and a harrowing experience not for the faint-hearted.