is a 1976 Japanese
war
War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
, directed by Tengo Yamada based on the
Japanese manga series of the same name. The film is set in 1945 and tells the story of the six-year-old boy Gen Nakaoka, living in
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
around the time of the
US atomic bombing of the city.
Plot
Cast
* Kenta Sato as "Gen Nakaoka", Barefoot Gen, the
protagonist
A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a st ...
of the story
*
Rentarō Mikuni
(also sometimes credited as 三国連太郎) (January 20, 1923 – April 14, 2013) was a Japanese film actor from Gunma Prefecture. He appeared in over 150 films since making his screen debut in 1951, and won three Japanese Academy Awards for ...
as "Daikichi Nakaoka", Gen's father
* Sachiko Hodari as "Kimie Nakaoka", Gen's mother
* Yotaro Komatsu as "Koji Nakaoka", Gen's eldest brother
* Chizuko Iwahara as "Eiko Nakaoka", Gen's elder sister
* Yukiya Minoshima as "Akira Nakaoka", Gen's elder brother
* Hirokazu Ishimatsu as "Shinji Nakaoka", Gen's younger brother
* Fumi Soganoya as "Denjiro Samejima"
* Jun Shimada as "Boku-san"
* Shinhei Sakamoto as teacher "Kishi"
* Yuko Oseki as teacher "Osato"
* Sakae Umezu as teacher "Hirose"
* Akira Oizumi as teacher "Numata"
*
Shinji Maki
was a Japanese mandan comedian who played the ukulele.
Biography
Maki was born in Meguro, Tokyo on 26 September 1934. His real name was . His appearance in the live vaudevillian show ''Shiroto Yose'' featuring amateur entertainers established h ...
as "Horikawa"
Awards
* Best Director, 1976
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
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See also
* ''
Barefoot Gen
is a Japanese historical manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Loosely based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a Hiroshima survivor, the series begins in 1945 in and around Hiroshima, Japan, where the six-year-old boy Gen Nakaoka liv ...
''
*
''Barefoot Gen'' (anime)
*
''Barefoot Gen'' (TV series)
External links
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1976 films
Films about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Historical anime and manga
1970s Japanese-language films
Japanese war drama films
Film
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Films set in Hiroshima
Films shot in Hiroshima
Japanese World War II films
1970s Japanese films
Live-action films based on manga
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