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Barefoot Gen is a 1983 Japanese anime 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 first hand experience of the bomb.
Original Release
07/21/1983
US Release
06/13/1992
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Issei Miyazaki | Gen / Gen Nakaoka (voice) |
| Catherine Battistone | Gen (1995) |
| Yoshie Shimamura | Kimie / Kimie Nakaoka (voice) |
| Iona Morris | Kimie (1995) |
| Masaki Kôda | Shinji / Ryuta / Shinji Nakaoka (voice) |
| Brianne Brozey | Shinji (1995) |
| Barbara Goodson | Ryuta (1995) |
| Takao Inoue | Daikichi / Daikichi Nakaoka (voice) |
| Kirk Thornton | Daikichi (1995) |
| Seiko Nakano | Eiko / Eiko Nakaoka (voice) |
Directors
Writers
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Issei Miyazaki | Gen / Gen Nakaoka (voice) |
| Catherine Battistone | Gen (1995) |
| Yoshie Shimamura | Kimie / Kimie Nakaoka (voice) |
| Iona Morris | Kimie (1995) |
| Masaki Kôda | Shinji / Ryuta / Shinji Nakaoka (voice) |
| Brianne Brozey | Shinji (1995) |
| Barbara Goodson | Ryuta (1995) |
| Takao Inoue | Daikichi / Daikichi Nakaoka (voice) |
| Kirk Thornton | Daikichi (1995) |
| Seiko Nakano | Eiko / Eiko Nakaoka (voice) |
| Wendee Lee | Eiko (1995) |
| Takeshi Aono | Eizo / Hidezo (voice) |
| Michael McConnohie | Bully / Doctor / Easerly / Milk / Soup / Eizo / Yama (1995) |
| Katsuji Mori | Seiji / Seiji Yoshida (voice) |
| Dan Woren | Banzai / Bullied / Seijo / Enola (1995) |
| Taeko Nakanishi | Hana (voice) / Hana |
| Junji Nishimura | Pak / Boku Pak (voice) |
| Ardwight Chamberlain | Pak / Narrator (1995) |
| Tatsuya Jo | Narration / Narrator (voice) |
| Joyce Kurtz | Friend / Daughter / Wife (1995) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Keiji Nakazawa | Executive Producer |
| Keiji Nakazawa | Producer |
| Yasuteru Iwase | Producer |
| Takanori Yoshimoto | Producer |
