Rentaro Mikuni, Sachiko Hidari
Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by artist Keiji Nakazawa, Barefoot Gen is an animated drama about a family's struggle to survive in Japan during the waning days of World War II. The family's patr... read more 
DVD Release Date: July 11, 1995
Stats: 102 reviews
Similar to Grave of the Fireflies in its subject matter, but much more visceral. While Fireflies is perhaps the better made and more artful of the two movies, this is the more emotional and memorable watch, at least for me, and so I do prefer Barefoot Gen to some degree. The sequ... read more
I've only read one part of the manga series and this book seems to have skipped a lot of the content. The essential events are there, although the full effect isn't felt. I recommend reading the series. It is a moving account of the Hiroshima bombing, but it is also still a child... read more
uses the stylised strokes of animation to show what would otherwise be beyond the bounds of cinematic representation Full Review
Disturbing, subversive, and unbelievably manages to find a happy ending in Hiroshima
gets inside the head with its brutal imagery Full Review
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