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Barefoot Gen

Score

7.4 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

1

Studio

MADHOUSE

Official Streams

RetroCrush

Barefoot Gen

Also known as はだしのゲン | Hadashi no Gen

MovieSummer 1983Source MangaPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
DramaAward Winning

7.4/10

Community score

#1226

Rank

61.3K

Members

193

Favorites

Synopsis

It's the summer of 1945. 3 years have elapsed since the war between Japan and USA began. Gen is a young boy living a struggling yet satisfying life in the city of Hiroshima, that has been strangely spared by the bombing taken in almost every other Japanese City. Food is scarce, and Gen's family is suffering from severe malnutrition, which endangeres his pregnant mother. There isn't much spare time as Gen and his little brother Shinji help their father and mother at work and try to make sure their family survives the tought times. Little do they know, what the Americans have in store for the city of Hiroshima and as of the 6th of August 1945, their lives are about to change dramatically.

(Source: Anime News Network)

Production Notes

Hadashi no Gen won the Oufuji Noburou Award at the Mainichi Film Awards in 1983. The film was released on DVD as Barefoot Gen by Image Entertainment on April 27, 1999. Discotek Media remastered the film and published it on Blu-ray and DVD on December 26, 2017.

Cast Highlights

Kondou, Ryuuta

Kondou, Ryuuta

Main

Voice: Goodson, Barbara (English)

Nakaoka, Kimie

Nakaoka, Kimie

Main

Voice: Morris, Iona (English)

Nakaoka, Gen

Nakaoka, Gen

Main

Voice: Miyazaki, Issei (Japanese)

Eizou

Eizou

Supporting

Voice: Aono, Takeshi (Japanese)

Hana

Hana

Supporting

Voice: Nakanishi, Taeko (Japanese)

Landlord

Landlord

Supporting

Voice: Kitamura, Kouichi (Japanese)

Nakaoka, Tomoko

Nakaoka, Tomoko

Supporting

Nakaoka, Shinji

Nakaoka, Shinji

Supporting

Voice: Siddall, Brianne (English)

Core Staff

Iwase, Yasuteru

Iwase, Yasuteru

Producer

Macek, Carl

Macek, Carl

Producer, ADR Director

Masaki, Mori

Masaki, Mori

Director, Theme Song Lyrics

Aketagawa, Susumu

Aketagawa, Susumu

Sound Director

Hirokawa, Shuuichi

Hirokawa, Shuuichi

Episode Director

Nakazawa, Keiji

Nakazawa, Keiji

Script, Original Creator

Theme Songs

Openings

"Ima Sugu Ai ga Hoshii (今すぐ愛がほしい)" by HARRY

Endings

"Doko kara Kite Doko e Iku no Ka (どこから来てどこへ行くのか)" by HARRY

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Related Titles

Sequel

Hadashi no Gen 2

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Adaptation

Hadashi no Gen

manga

Quick Facts

FormatMovie
Episodes1
Duration1 hr 23 min
SourceManga
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonSummer 1983
AiredJul 21, 1983
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#3221
Scored by23K
BroadcastUnknown
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Barefoot Gen

Romaji title

Hadashi no Gen

Japanese title

はだしのゲン

Synonyms

Gen of Hiroshima, Barfuß durch Hiroshima: Der Film, Gen d'Hiroshima: Le Film

Production Team

Main studio

MADHOUSE

Producers

RCC Chugoku Broadcasting

Licensors

Discotek Media, Geneon Entertainment USA, Streamline Pictures

Japanese title

はだしのゲン

Themes And Audience

HistoricalShounen