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Barefoot Gen (1983)

Review preview for Barefoot Gen

The film's real power rests in its portrayal of the Hiroshima bombing not from the point of view of politicians or the military, but through the eyes of a humble Japanese family.

Anton Bitel · 4 out of 5

Animation outlining the evils of the atomic bomb as told through the eyes of a young boy who survives the Hiroshima attack.
Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)
Sequel charts the further adventures of the plucky schoolboy in post-nuclear bomb Japan.

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