1983 · 83 min · NR

Barefoot Gen

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

Directed by Mori Masaki · Animation, Drama, War, History

Barefoot Gen (1983) is a Animation film, directed by Mori Masaki set in Hiroshima during the 1940s.

A survival, with a bleak and hopeful tone. Themes of war's cost, survival, and family & loyalty run throughout.

Composer

Kentaro Haneda

Cinematography

Kinichi Ishikawa

Cast

Issei MiyazakiMasaki KoudaSeiko NakanoTakao InoueYoshie ShimamuraTakeshi AonoKatsuji MoriTaeko Nakanishi

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Hiroshima

Setting

Urban

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Premise

Survival

Themes

War's Cost Survival Family & Loyalty

Tone

BleakHopeful

Shape

Protagonist

Child LeadSolo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Premise & themes

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