Barefoot Gen (1983)

Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン, Hadashi no Gen) is a 1983 Japanese adult animated 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.

Barefoot Gen was dubbed by Streamline Pictures in 1995, and was previously released in subbed format in the United States on June 13, 1992.

A sequel, Barefoot Gen 2, was released on June 14, 1986.

Storyline

A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.

Also See

• Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)

Sound Effects Used

Original Version

• Anime Atomic Bomb Sound
• Anime Explosion Sound 17
• Anime Thunder Sound 7
• Anime Thunder Sound 8
• Classic Rifle Shot 2
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - MACHINE GUN RICOCHETS, BULLET 01

English Dub

• Hollywoodedge, Pottery Drop Break PE112401

Image Gallery

Anime Atomic Bomb Sound

Audio Samples