---
title: 'Barefoot Gen (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mori Masaki'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/barefoot-gen-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085218/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Barefoot Gen (1983)

1983 · 85 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: はだしのゲン

## Synopsis

Barefoot 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mori Masaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/mori-masaki)
- **Screenplay:** [Keiji Nakazawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiji-nakazawa)
- **Producer:** [Keiji Nakazawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/keiji-nakazawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kentarō Haneda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kentaro-haneda)

## Cast

- [Taeko Nakanishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/taeko-nakanishi)
- [Wendee Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendee-lee)
- [Kōichi Kitamura](https://cinepixo.com/people/koichi-kitamura)
- [Barbara Goodson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-goodson)
- [Takeshi Aono](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-aono)
- [Katsuji Mori](https://cinepixo.com/people/katsuji-mori)
- [Issei Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/issei-miyazaki)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/barefoot-gen-1983
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