Barefoot Gen (1983)
- Original title
- はだしのゲン
- Directed by
- Mori Masaki
- Genre
- drama film, drama anime and manga
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 256 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An animated film that shows the bombing of Hiroshima through the eyes of a young boy. It follows his struggle to survive in the immediate aftermath of the atomic bomb.
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What happens
Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン, Hadashi no Gen) is a 1983 Japanese adult animated war drama film loosely based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Keiji Nakazawa. Directed by Mori Masaki and starring Issei Miyazaki, Masaki Kōda and Tatsuya Jo, it depicts World War II in Japan from a child's point of view revolving around the events surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima and the main character's firsthand experience of the bomb. Barefoot Gen was dubbed by Streamline Pictures in 1995, and was previously released in subbed format in the United States on June 13, 1992. A sequel, Barefoot Gen 2, was released on June 14, 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Aiko 16 sai (1983)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.