Hadashi no Gen 2 (Barefoot Gen 2) (1986)

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Issei Miyazaki, Masaki Kôda, Kei Nakamura, Takami Aoyama, Masato Yamamoto ... see more

Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, Gen and his adopted brother, Ryuta, befriend a group of orphans. A fierce typhoon hits the city, leaving the orphans' home flooded and beyond repair. Gen helps... read more

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PG, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Toshio Hirata, Akio Sakai

Release Date: June 14, 1986

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February 9, 2008

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Gen really starts to look like the kid in Grave of the Fireflies. I'm not familiar with this story since it is 3 years later but there are some scenes that were familiar in the book. Some of the events are different than what was in the book.

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July 5, 2007

Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

While Barefoot Gen 2 may play itself out as a sort of plucky boys' own adventure, this animated feature allows glimpses of far grimmer realities to be exposed. Full Review

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