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Barefoot Gen

Barefoot Gen follows the life of a Japanese boy living in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped.  It is based on Nakazawa's true life experience. The film is a condemnation of the true horrors of war but also a testament to the human will to survive.  This film will affect your emotions deeply. Warning: Owing to the subject matter this movie is extremely graphic. 


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Created by: Mamoru Masaki, Kenji Nakazawa.
Tags: Drama, War, Historical, Nudity, Blood, Gore, Extreme Violence.
Similar Series: Grave of the Fireflies.

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DVD - Barefoot Gen  (Movie 1973)
Book - Barefoot Gen  (Manga 1983)