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Barefoot Gen



Alternate Name: はだしのゲン (Hadashi no Gen)
Director: Mori Masaki
Year: 1983


The people of Hiroshima along with the Nakaoka family wonder why Hiroshima wasn't bombed; since other parts of Japan was hit by American B-29s. Awaken by an air raid siren warning everyone to take shelter in a bomb shelter, but was a false alarm. Daikichi, Gen's father, questions why these American aircrafts aren't bombing on Hiroshima.

Gen's younger brother, Shinji, shows his father the boat that Gen made and plans to take him to the river to try it out. Getting ready for school to start, Gen and a girl friend noticed a B-29. Thinking nothing of it since there's one plane that can't do any harm. Tossing a pebble up and down, drops the pebble and picking it up; the B-29 dropped the bomb. Horribly burning Gen's friend and anyone in the impact.


Will Gen be able to meet up with his family or be a lonely survivor?




Rating: ☆☆☆       
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