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1983

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Tells the harrowing story of manga artist Keiji Nakazawa, who lost most of his family when the atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of Hiroshima. Features Barefoot Gen and Barefoot Gen 2 Read more

Starring	Issei Miyazaki, Junji Nishimura, Kae Shimamura, Katsuji Mori
Director	Mamoru Shinzaki
Genres	Action/Adventure, Animated, Anime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, World Cinema

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Barefoot Gen

Tells the harrowing story of manga artist Keiji Nakazawa, who lost most of his family when the atomic bomb was dropped on his hometown of Hiroshima. Features Barefoot Gen and Barefoot Gen 2

Starring	Issei Miyazaki, Junji Nishimura, Kae Shimamura, Katsuji Mori
Voice over cast	Catherine Battistone, Barbara Goodson, Wendee Lee
Director	Mamoru Shinzaki
Studio	ELEVATION
Run time	DVD: 2 hrs 50 mins
Certificate
Genres	Action/Adventure, Animated, Anime, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Japanese
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 01 Aug 2005

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  Tragic. Must see Animation!
  
  Barefoot Gen is an amazing film, something that has to be seen by everyone young and old. While an animated film, some of the scenes are truly shocking, who ... read more »
  
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  - 29 Aug 2005 at 20:32
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  barefoot gen-ius
  
  This package contains both Barefoot Gen films
  
  Telling the shocking and awful story of Manga artist Keiji Nakazawa and the events of the Hiroshima ... read more »
  
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- - angloitalian
  - 29 reviews
  - 13 May 2012 at 01:15
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  Powerful and moving cartoon.
  
  It's animation like this that should tell people that Anime isn't just about robots and big breasted girls. This film reminds me of When the wind blows... read more »
  
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- - lord2nz
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  - Queenborough
  - 22 Feb 2008 at 21:12
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  Required viewing
  
  The saying that history is written by the winners is only true if you happen to live in one of the winning countries. The other side of the story still exists, ... read more »
  
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