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Barefoot Gen (1983)
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AKA: Hadashi no Gen
Summary: A boy and his family struggle to survive in Hiroshima in the waning days of WWII. Then the bomb hits and horror ensues. (by PeaceAnarchy)
Country: Japan
Directed By: Mori Masaki
Written By: Keiji Nakazawa
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Barefoot Gen belongs to 6 collections
1. Anime (public: moderated by Spunkie - 9 stars)
2. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 7 stars)
3. World War 2 (public: moderated by td888 - 5 stars)
4. Based On True Events (public: moderated by Spunkie - 1 star)
5. Based On Manga (public: moderated by whatismyname - 1 star)
6. Nuclear War (public: moderated by djross)

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What other users thought -- ordered by your TCI
TCI User Score Tier
na thekbo
85
 T5
na barfly
89
 T10
na BRRRRRRRRRR
75
 T6
na tathiel
83
 T8
A very intense depiction of the effects of the bomb.
na Fortinbras
84
 T7
na muku25
68
 T7
na mayabelle
0
 T6
na lisa77
70
 T4
na Maverick
94
 T8
na zapotka
77
 T8
na Fubnucket
80
 T7
na wavymouth
99
 T9
na edkrak
90
 T10
na SoylentGreen
4
 T8
na ZombieBuffet
70
 T8
na Bravopunk
85
 T7
na Excelsior
20
 T3
It's obvious from the plot summary that the movie is going to be melodramatic, cheesy, and preachy. But it also has an irritating lead and a sudden resurrection. But I at least appreciated the art style, which contradicted the dark subject matter.
na horatio5
77
 T10
na RNG
82
 T9
na Daisuki-chan
50
 T4
na NathanDarko
90
 T8
na cuewoz
84
 T5
na Hellward
80
 T7
na M_A
74
 T7
na FitFortDanga
65
 T4
In the right hands, this could have been a great movie. Powerful subject matter and a good story. But it's undermined by mediocre animation, poor acting, a sentimental script, and an overbearing score.
na anjinash
97
 T10
Not quite as good as Grave of the Fireflies, but just as effective and tear inducing.
na Boiled_Dove
63
 T4
na paghat
100
 T10
na Cuculiza
50
 T4
na Prayermad
65
 T4
na Shemp
8
 T8
na Stain
90
 T9
One of the few animes about "real" things... no giant monsters or robots or anything, it's about a little boy trying to survive postnuke Hiroshima. Juvenile but really something
na MaxS
85
 T7
na kangadoodoo
60
 T6
na silviox
80
 T6
na servetsuvari
55
 T3
na uzi_si
71
 T7
na imdb
83
 T10
na bender
80
 T8
na PeaceAnarchy
73
 T4
For the first half hour this is a pretty cheery mediocre anime, then suddenly shit gets real with some truly gruesome and impacting images, but only for a little while. Unfortunately, it can't really sustain the heavy emotional impact it's going for, falling back constantly on silly melodrama with occasional somber moments. It's above average and historically interesting, but not really anything more than that.
na btumeinski
87
 T8
na Holygrail2
93
 T9
na kyle.loomis
71
 T3
na filmaffinity
75
 T9
na Spunkie
57
 T5
na blazikenlol
20
 T1
Stay away from this one. 'Grave of the Fireflies' is much superior.
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