Hadashi no Gen (2007)

Name: Hadashi no Gen
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2010-06-20T17:18:13+02:00
Cast: Ren Kobayashi, Yuki Imai, Kiichi Nakai

Drama | 204 minutes (mini series, 2 parts)

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Genre: Drama / War

Duration: 204 minuten (mini series, 2 parts)

Alternative title: Barefoot Gen

Country: Japan

Directed by: Masaki Nishiura and Shôsuke Murakami

Stars: Ren Kobayashi, Yuki Imai, Kiichi Nakai

IMDb score: 7,2 (95)

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Hadashi no Gen plot

Young Gen and his family live in Hiroshima towards the end of WWII. Since Gen's father believes the war cannot be won, he is ostracized by the rest of the local residents. They have to struggle to get by and are short of food on a daily basis. Then, in the morning of August 6, 1945, the atomic bomb falls on Hiroshima. Gen survives and must deal with life in Hiroshima after the bomb.