Barefoot Gen
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“1945 Hiroshima boy Gen faces wartime hardship before atomic bomb "Little Boy" devastates Japan.”
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Synopsis
1945 Hiroshima boy Gen faces wartime hardship before atomic bomb "Little Boy" devastates Japan.
In 1945, World War II is at its peak. As Japanese cities are fire-bombed and the nation is cornered by US forces, Japan is collapsing under the immense pressure. Gen Nakaoka, a bold, free-spirited young boy, lives in Hiroshima. Struggling with wartime scarcity and barely making ends meet, Gen and his family are hopeful that the conflict will soon end with Japan's imminent defeat and their city unscathed. However, unbeknownst to them, their fate is already sealed with the impending dropping of "Little Boy," the US atomic bomb set to cause the devastating cataclysm that will forever change Japanese society.
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What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 26 sampled reviews
8.0/10
What 26
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96% recommend
Score distribution
Agreement
MixedMostly aligned
σ 1.34 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.4 ptsRecommenders 8.4 · others 4.0
Yes
8.4
No
4.0
Score over time
0.96Verbosity
Short · 8%
Medium · 42%
Long · 50%
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8/10 “This work delivers a powerful personal view of what families endured after the Hiroshima bombing, pairing its emotional punch with solid historical context. No flaws are mentioned. Highly...”
- 8/10 “Barefoot Gen stands as one of my all-time favorite anime movies, delivering an emotional rollercoaster that left me in shock and dismay while also bringing genuine moments of smiles. The characters...”
- 10/10 “This film delivers an unprecedented, emotionally devastating depiction of the Hiroshima atomic bombing through a child's eyes, showing horrific events with unflinching detail that surpasses even...”
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-1661
- Format
- 1 × 83′
- eps × min
- Total runtime
- 1h 23m
- all episodes
- Aired
- Jul 1983 – Jul 1983
- Summer 1983
- Source
- Movie
- media type
- Rated
- PG
- 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref.
- BS-1661
- catalog