Barefoot Gen

"The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young boy."

1983 1h 23m JA

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

“The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young boy.”

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Cast

Issei Miyazaki
Gen Nakaoka (voice)
Masaki Kouda
Shinji Nakaoka (voice)
Seiko Nakano
Eiko Nakaoka (voice)
Takao Inoue
Daikichi Nakaoka (voice)
Yoshie Shimamura
Kimie Nakaoka (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Hidezo (voice)
Katsuji Mori
Seiji Yoshida (voice)
Taeko Nakanishi
Hana (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mori Masaki
Writers: Keiji Nakazawa, Keiji Nakazawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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43 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Barefoot Gen (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mori Masaki, shot by Kinichi Ishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kentaro Haneda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Harutoshi Ogata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Issei Miyazaki and Masaki Kouda and Seiko Nakano carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young boy.".

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The take

Mori Masaki directs. Kinichi Ishikawa behind the camera. Kentaro Haneda scores. Harutoshi Ogata cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Barefoot Gen (Animated) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Mori Masaki, shot by Kinichi Ishikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kentaro Haneda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Harutoshi Ogata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Issei Miyazaki and Masaki Kouda and Seiko Nakano carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young boy.".
9IMDB entry: tt0085218 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "bomb", "world war ii", "hiroshima, japan", "based on comic".