Barefoot Gen 2

1986 1h 25m JA

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6.9

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7.1

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 79★7.1IMDB · 1,484

AnimationDramaWar

Synopsis

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Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Issei Miyazaki
Gen Nakaoka (voice)
Kei Nakamura
Masa Tadashi (voice)
Masaki Kouda
Ryuuta (voice)
Kimi Aoyama
Katsuko (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Giyo Katsushiro/Matsukichi Hirayama (voice)
Masato Yamamoto
Donguri (voice)
Masumi Satou
Katsuji Musubi (voice)
Michi Yamamoto
Dongou (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Hirata
Writers: Hideo Takayashiki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

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

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5 / 8

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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6 / 8

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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7 / 8

CAST

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Issei Miyazaki and Kei Nakamura and Masaki Kouda carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0171357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toshio Hirata 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

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 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 Toshio Hirata, 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 Kei Nakamura and Masaki Kouda carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0171357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "hiroshima, japan", "post war", "radiation sickness", "anime".