Barefoot Gen (1983)
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)
Genres: Drama, War, Horror, Animation
Franchise: Hadashi no Gen
AKA: Hadashi no Gen
Country: Japan
Directed By: Mori Masaki
Written By: Keiji Nakazawa
Starring: Wendee Lee, Catherine Battistone, Ardwight Chamberlain, Ryouko Kitamiya, Joyce Kurtz, Barbara Goodson
Loading Products from EbayLoading...
Barefoot Gen belongs to 21 collections
1. Features under 91 minutes (public: moderated by epiphany - 50 stars)
2. Fuck my life (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 34 stars)
3. World War 2 (public: moderated by td888 - 14 stars)
4. Based on true events (public: moderated by iconogassed - 13 stars)
5. Based On Manga (public: moderated by whatismyname - 7 stars)
6. Doubling The Canon (2010 update) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 5 stars)
7. Nuclear war (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
8. Anime World Order Podcast (public: moderated by Coheed - 3 stars)
9. Anime (public: moderated by Nanera - 2 stars)
10. Madhouse Anime (public: moderated by Vesey - 2 stars)
11. Nuclear explosion in a fictional film (public: moderated by nauru - 1 star)
12. Duology (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 1 star)
13. The Best of Anime (public: moderated by mattornot - 1 star)
14. Fuck mankind (public: moderated by AtGiza)
15. Versátil Home Video (public: moderated by allegreller)
16. Underrated (public: moderated by gogolit)
17. Coheed's Films I Need To See Or Try To Track Down (private: Coheed - 3 stars)
18. Films I watched in 2010 (private: jal90)
19. HDD 151029 (private: caffe)
20. Watchlist (private: GrimsChild)
21. Forrest Watch List (private: ForrestQ)
Browse the full list of collections
| Date | User | Rating | |
| Oct 31, 2020 | rongorongo | 90 42% |
|
| Oct 07, 2020 |  |
FreddieQuell | 98 98% |
| Oct 03, 2020 |  |
RTAudience | 86 81% |
| Aug 20, 2020 | c4e5g3d5 | 40 1% |
|
| Jun 30, 2020 |  |
Eastwood | 80 54% |
| Jun 04, 2020 |  |
mpowell | 77 70% |
| May 09, 2020 | Purifier | 90 73% |
|
| May 07, 2020 |  |
supergloo | 10 94% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Chrysophylax | 75 62% |
|
| Apr 24, 2020 |  |
Eda A. | 90 90% |
| Apr 22, 2020 |  |
jal90 | 80 69% |
| Apr 16, 2020 | titito | 0 0% |
|
| Apr 10, 2020 |  |
borabaskan | 85 64% |
| Mar 29, 2020 |  |
TheShiznit | 65 87% |
| Mar 01, 2020 |  |
domv | 81 77% |
| Feb 02, 2020 | tammineni () | 80 68% |
|
| Jan 17, 2020 | Gumbiman | 70 61% |
|
| Jan 14, 2020 | michaeljpn | 80 55% |
|
| Dec 12, 2019 | akoli | 90 62% |
|
| Nov 01, 2019 | Motham | 80 43% |
|
| Oct 26, 2019 |  |
kritikos | 8 66% |
| Oct 21, 2019 |  |
Eagle-X | 9 92% |
| Oct 20, 2019 |  |
ADragon91 | 95 96% |
| Aug 26, 2019 | donnerfiesta | 89 47% |
|
| Jun 12, 2019 |  |
Zainou | 20 5% |
| Jun 07, 2019 |  |
Ceekay19 | 60 30% |
|
Daikichi Nakaoka: "This war can't be right. But it's only the cowards like me who dare say it. If there were only a few more like us. You know, sometimes it takes more courage not to fight than to fight, to not want to kill when all around you are calling out for blood. That's real courage in my book. If you boys remember nothing else I teach you, I hope you'll remember that."
|
|||
| Apr 07, 2019 | TheRuins | 70 88% |
|
| Apr 04, 2019 | Grandaddy | 75 79% |
|
| Feb 11, 2019 |  |
julesfmb | 64 53% |
| Jan 10, 2019 | Teerak | 70 56% |
|
| Jan 04, 2019 | dsb_mac | 70 47% |
|
| Dec 26, 2018 |  |
jobsbronson | 10 21% |
| Dec 23, 2018 | knives | 81 81% |
|
| Dec 01, 2018 |  |
Dennis Li | 3 61% |
| Nov 10, 2018 |  |
buddhalou | 85 85% |
| Oct 24, 2018 |  |
lofisofi | 43 41% |
|
a disservice to such a serious subject
|
|||
| Oct 15, 2018 | digibro | 70 58% |
|
| Sep 18, 2018 | SanityKeeper | 52 5% |
|
| Sep 09, 2018 | Zepheus | 70 72% |
|
| Sep 06, 2018 |  |
MaartenVC | 100 91% |
| Aug 07, 2018 | filmbantha | 70 63% |
|
| Jul 14, 2018 | TonyS. | 85 92% |
|
| Jun 26, 2018 | AchwellFoley | 68 71% |
|
| Jun 10, 2018 | nunobar | 80 72% |
|
| May 11, 2018 |  |
Carlospro | 75 64% |
|
pelo meio
|
|||
| Apr 20, 2018 |  |
ssavage | 80 84% |
| Apr 13, 2018 |  |
dourface | 90 96% |
| Mar 14, 2018 |  |
frbrown | 70 32% |
| Mar 09, 2018 |  |
scott.mcc | 60 36% |
| Feb 25, 2018 |  |
porzano | 56 60% |
| Feb 16, 2018 | TeaTime | 80 24% |
|
| Feb 08, 2018 | cfa () | 80 60% |
|
| Jan 26, 2018 |  |
el-ahrairah | 90 94% |
| Jan 01, 2018 | Kuramhan | 55 29% |
|
| Nov 26, 2017 |  |
antoniah | 74 52% |
| Nov 17, 2017 |  |
teaty666 | 70 88% |
| Nov 15, 2017 | JohnnyHarker | 7 67% |
|
| Oct 01, 2017 |  |
cankutozturk | 80 93% |
| Sep 10, 2017 |  |
basileus | 80 69% |
| Sep 05, 2017 | justanonion | 80 58% |
|
| Sep 01, 2017 |  |
ABCoskun | 89 87% |
| Aug 30, 2017 | izwt936g | 81 77% |
|
| Jul 10, 2017 |  |
haljordan2 | 1 0% |
| Jun 11, 2017 |  |
ButHead | 70 87% |
| May 30, 2017 |  |
aymansousa | 50 35% |
| May 15, 2017 | DrWade42 | 76 45% |
|
| Apr 16, 2017 |  |
jamc042 | 0 13% |
| Apr 12, 2017 |  |
RYM-byrates | 72 85% |
| Mar 29, 2017 |  |
robot2xl | 74 83% |
| Feb 28, 2017 | wildee | 70 68% |
|
| Jan 24, 2017 | Hwal | 25 62% |
|
| Jan 01, 2017 | Aqy_ | 8 67% |
|
| Nov 21, 2016 | giveandtake | 85 90% |
|
| Oct 19, 2016 | Greven | 1 3% |
|
| Oct 17, 2016 | nelson4070 | 90 73% |
|
| Sep 27, 2016 |  |
scarletspeed | 33 24% |
| Sep 15, 2016 | sosyalci | 100 60% |
|
| Sep 06, 2016 | Morble | 70 67% |
|
|
The buildup was really predictable, but after the bomb drops, the rest of the story is just horrific.
|
|||
| Aug 27, 2016 | Hennimore | 76 84% |
|
| Aug 25, 2016 |  |
Grouchy | 78 45% |
| Aug 17, 2016 |  |
allegreller | 80 62% |
| Aug 16, 2016 |  |
killgazmo | 9 40% |
| Aug 15, 2016 |  |
peekingpanda | 20 11% |
| Jul 11, 2016 | birkannn | 75 66% |
|
| Jun 28, 2016 | Hoem | 75 44% |
|
| Jun 26, 2016 |  |
Monisit | 49 10% |
| Jun 04, 2016 |  |
Æneαs | 65 32% |
| Apr 28, 2016 | skipper | 90 72% |
|
| Apr 24, 2016 | amitgeva | 95 80% |
|
| Mar 31, 2016 |  |
rusalka | 83 47% |
| Mar 02, 2016 | ramizmortada | 100 99% |
|
| Feb 29, 2016 | engalleons | 6 70% |
|
| Feb 15, 2016 | CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com) | 60 39% |
|
| Feb 12, 2016 | mileup | 70 23% |
|
| Feb 10, 2016 | rootbeercirc | 77 59% |
|
| Jan 31, 2016 | kennardjon | 80 75% |
|
| Dec 22, 2015 |  |
MUBIvotes | 39 81% |
| Dec 07, 2015 |  |
Llanirev | 70 64% |
| Nov 22, 2015 | nakada | 70 43% |
|
| Nov 11, 2015 |  |
maksler | 80 75% |
| Oct 25, 2015 |  |
Gnalkthere | 76 41% |
|
Comparing the two animated films about when Japan was attacked, Barefoot Gen actually tops Grave of the Fireflies in terms of execution, because its reality is depicted with less manipulation and spoon-feeding
|
|||
| Oct 09, 2015 | Moses77 | 6 26% |
|
| Aug 28, 2015 |  |
PrinceKaro | 50 42% |
| Aug 28, 2015 | nelle | 71 66% |
|
| Aug 27, 2015 | Malcym | 7 76% |
|
| Aug 22, 2015 | moodeuce | 80 74% |
|
| Aug 05, 2015 | macgyver0 | 80 89% |
|
| Jul 15, 2015 | Eski-or-die | 90 86% |
|
| Jul 12, 2015 | Wicklebee | 34 27% |
|
|
A fairly good war movie with plenty of disturbing imagery. Said disturbing imagery is what knocks it down in my opinion.
|
|||
| Jul 04, 2015 |  |
WarrenWho | 90 91% |
| Jun 19, 2015 |  |
VengefulKBM | 75 63% |
|
Very well-put-together, though for me it just didn't connect on an emotional level. I think it has something to do with the music, which would have been more at home in a sweeping epic like Lawrence of Arabia, rather than here, where it just comes across as overwrought. The low production values are clear, but the story is well-structured and the imagery is powerful and will stick with you for a long time. Worth a watch, but it does have its pitfalls.
|
|||
| May 25, 2015 | lostinlodos | 30 7% |
|
| May 23, 2015 | Klunsen | 68 78% |
|
| May 19, 2015 |  |
apecanyon | 73 82% |
| May 09, 2015 | khanbaliq2 | 90 74% |
|
| May 09, 2015 |  |
kowalsky | 90 92% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | ironhorse | 80 85% |
|
| Apr 29, 2015 | isduarte | 90 96% |
|
| Apr 26, 2015 | luka.strnisa | 70 37% |
|
| Apr 24, 2015 | si-sak | 80 90% |
|
| Apr 21, 2015 | cardsos01 | 55 54% |
|
| Apr 14, 2015 | krulltott | 100 98% |
|
| Mar 13, 2015 | 10kfilms | 93 89% |
|
| Feb 24, 2015 |  |
lwd32f | 79 45% |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Sane | 70 54% |
|
| Feb 01, 2015 | kharms2 | 60 39% |
|
| Jan 29, 2015 | LosWochos | 90 87% |
|
| Jan 20, 2015 | JudgeX | 60 51% |
|
| Jan 12, 2015 | Onderhond | 70 76% |
|
| Jan 02, 2015 | guilloteen | 86 51% |
|
| Dec 06, 2014 |  |
dumanx | 7 78% |
| Dec 03, 2014 | Lonewolf2003 | 90 96% |
|
| Oct 25, 2014 | systemlayers | 90 91% |
|
| Oct 17, 2014 |  |
mich8bsp | 75 62% |
| Oct 12, 2014 | natharch | 50 22% |
|
| Oct 05, 2014 |  |
RavynLoony | 69 81% |
| Sep 27, 2014 |  |
sunno | 6 45% |
| Aug 25, 2014 | rohan1987 | 100 60% |
|
| Aug 19, 2014 |  |
Winternight | 60 67% |
| Aug 18, 2014 | isikturgut | 80 72% |
|
| Aug 16, 2014 | mattornot | 15 60% |
|
| Aug 03, 2014 | firebirdekb | 100 99% |
|
| Jul 18, 2014 |  |
guvolefou | 80 75% |
| Jul 17, 2014 | Zeboim | 3 26% |
|
|
Dialogue dire, plot plodding, but depiction of destruction chilling.
|
|||
| Jul 10, 2014 | 0239jdfskj | 100 69% |
|
| Jul 08, 2014 | Katte | 80 78% |
|
| Jun 17, 2014 |  |
BaelHar | 89 96% |
| Jun 04, 2014 | heidavey | 85 85% |
|
| Jun 01, 2014 | T86g | 88 94% |
|
| Jun 01, 2014 | themagician | 100 98% |
|
| May 03, 2014 |  |
gogolit | 88 94% |
|
Devastating, brutal, must watch.
|
|||
| Apr 26, 2014 | Machina43 | 100 75% |
|
| Mar 29, 2014 |  |
puff | 2 35% |
| Mar 27, 2014 | debaser1985 | 67 48% |
|
| Mar 26, 2014 | Dragon77 | 80 75% |
|
| Mar 25, 2014 |  |
Mord | 35 22% |
| Mar 10, 2014 |  |
kafkalamak | 75 51% |
| Mar 07, 2014 |  |
TraverseTown | 80 82% |
| Mar 06, 2014 |  |
meek | 81 78% |
| Feb 13, 2014 | robixsmash | 90 95% |
|
| Feb 09, 2014 |  |
ChrisReynold | 73 87% |
| Feb 05, 2014 | afirm | 83 79% |
|
| Feb 03, 2014 | heljohnsn | 75 75% |
|
| Jan 28, 2014 |  |
x_88 | 33 21% |
| Jan 26, 2014 | Diyavol | 85 88% |
|
| Dec 30, 2013 |  |
daffodil907 | 80 89% |
| Dec 08, 2013 | Dicke_Taube | 80 87% |
|
| Dec 06, 2013 | Kisbye | 80 81% |
|
| Nov 29, 2013 |  |
LVB | 3 35% |
| Oct 10, 2013 | luxcus | 93 88% |
|
| Sep 16, 2013 |  |
Limdebois | 70 68% |
| Sep 05, 2013 | Barkinson | 75 89% |
|
| Aug 27, 2013 |  |
maborosi | 78 75% |
| Jul 08, 2013 | yk_nomisugi | 69 83% |
|
| Jul 04, 2013 | mallamp | 85 85% |
|
| Jul 03, 2013 | marjoline | 73 55% |
|
| Jun 28, 2013 |  |
Dunder74 | 7 68% |
|
A juvenile approach to a horrific story, Barefoot Gen, despite its animation, is emotionally wrecking. There are a number of scenes that will absolutely be ingrained in your mind, and though it may not be that other WW2 anime flick, those scenes alone make this worth a watch. The score, however, would have been much higher if it weren't for a lackluster final act and some other story-related choices.
|
|||
| Jun 22, 2013 | sagantyson | 9 81% |
|
| May 06, 2013 | suleymnpeter | 90 93% |
|
| Apr 25, 2013 |  |
pup | 5 38% |
| Apr 23, 2013 | sweetpeas | 83 88% |
|
| Mar 28, 2013 | Delaney93 | 89 59% |
|
| Mar 18, 2013 | Cronos | 80 86% |
|
| Mar 04, 2013 | Guaporense | 67 52% |
|
| Mar 02, 2013 | vvesterinen | 51 37% |
|
| Feb 27, 2013 | Vasily | 75 57% |
|
| Feb 13, 2013 | Batmite | 80 87% |
|
| Feb 05, 2013 |  |
dairylee | 4 81% |
| Jan 16, 2013 | Mellilla | 80 78% |
|
| Jan 13, 2013 | glm01 | 85 83% |
|
|
85.000
|
|||
| Dec 23, 2012 | gaborukun | 7 59% |
|
| Dec 10, 2012 |  |
OrangeAmel | 78 69% |
|
It is hard to say something specific, its reception is based mostly on emotions.Well, of course it has bad sides-the animation's old,therefore bad and several scenes, instead of gross or sad, are kind of funny.Some actions are not very probable to happen from the psychological point of view. I highly doubt that people recover emotionally that fast-faster than their bodies, in some cases.The manga has a deeper insight, so I recommend it. On the other side,it's still worth watching.Just like that.
|
|||
| Dec 07, 2012 |  |
pzeronov | 95 81% |
| Nov 17, 2012 | Atsinganoi | 86 78% |
|
| Oct 29, 2012 | cerenelit | 80 58% |
|
| Sep 30, 2012 |  |
TarantinOle | 78 72% |
| Sep 15, 2012 |  |
tuba | 95 81% |
| Aug 24, 2012 |  |
paladru | 80 50% |
| Aug 16, 2012 | Bondo | 68 26% |
|
| Jul 15, 2012 |  |
Piglet | 71 65% |
|
Gruelling story, but the same can be said about the animation.
|
|||
| Jul 01, 2012 |  |
hotsake | 80 90% |
| Jun 08, 2012 |  |
Mochard | 65 71% |
| Jun 07, 2012 |  |
PeregrinVelo | 87 93% |
| May 15, 2012 | Zeno | 75 60% |
|
| Feb 24, 2012 |  |
FrankHowley | 80 80% |
|
Its bomb dropping sequence is absolutely incredible.
|
|||
| Feb 07, 2012 | mersault88 | 80 18% |
|
| Feb 04, 2012 |  |
winds | 4 27% |
| Jan 30, 2012 |  |
KTP | 62 67% |
| Jan 27, 2012 |  |
ZachReviews | 95 86% |
| Jan 10, 2012 | Antoine | 80 65% |
|
| Jan 08, 2012 |  |
AceySaid10% | 82 64% |
| Dec 09, 2011 | eterps | 97 98% |
|
| Dec 08, 2011 | Hangarl | 80 86% |
|
| Dec 05, 2011 |  |
Dumptruk4Lif | 80 45% |
| Nov 14, 2011 |  |
B_Jac | 70 21% |
|
GORE, GORE EVERYWHERE
|
|||
| Oct 15, 2011 |  |
mightysparks | 60 68% |
| Oct 12, 2011 |  |
mynameisdoug | 90 90% |
| Oct 12, 2011 |  |
MArkjp | 80 70% |
|
Occasionally has the same vibe as the joyful 'Heidi'-anime I used to watch on German television as a kid. Apart, of course, from the nuclear holocaust making peoples skin sear away from their bodies and their eyes crawl out of their skulls. And corpses in the streets...the thousands and thousands of rotting corpses. People have complained that it's too silly to take seriously, but go on then: You make film about the annihilation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that appeals to Japanese kids.
|
|||
| Oct 09, 2011 | simonj | 80 65% |
|
| Oct 06, 2011 |  |
avgcrtckr | 70 89% |
| Oct 02, 2011 |  |
whitelighter | 66 83% |
| Sep 23, 2011 |  |
ZayanK | 72 42% |
|
The bad animation sometimes makes serious things (people being vaporized by the atomic bomb) look unintentionally funny.
|
|||
| Aug 22, 2011 |  |
jakncoke | 60 14% |
| Jun 26, 2011 |  |
Bufo1944 | 93 87% |
| May 01, 2011 | FallFoliage | 55 36% |
|
| Apr 25, 2011 |  |
goremeat | 90 95% |
|
I *loathe* half the running time. But the goldfish-esque internal memory of the film is perfectly reflective of a child in that situation. I rate this on *the* scene that makes this film noteworthy. If you can sit through it and still feel that initiating an expansionist war is a good thing, you're colder than I! Often mistaken for an anti-American film, it's in fact subtly anti-Jingoistic. Treat it like a short film and it's marvellous.
|
|||
| Mar 13, 2011 |  |
iceblox | 64 45% |
| Mar 02, 2011 |  |
muhsin | 51 24% |
| Jan 19, 2011 |  |
macumbalove | 50 0% |
| Dec 30, 2010 |  |
Leland | 78 47% |
| Dec 21, 2010 | empire434 | 60 36% |
|
| Dec 01, 2010 | Hysteria | 80 86% |
|
| Nov 30, 2010 |  |
atreides | 95 85% |
| Nov 28, 2010 |  |
Nadia Lee | 80 78% |
| Oct 30, 2010 |  |
siahvasch | 65 84% |
| Oct 07, 2010 |  |
FSilva | 80 81% |
| Sep 20, 2010 | Trash | 75 46% |
|
|
Great look into the effect of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, however it suffers from horrific voice work, in both Japanese and English. The change of artstyle when the bombers are shown (to a more American style) is one of the coolest effects I've seen in animation. Definitely worth watching, but prepare to cringe at the voicework.
|
|||
| Sep 04, 2010 | nbabich | 90 72% |
|
| Aug 10, 2010 |  |
IMDb-byvotes | 82 94% |
| Aug 04, 2010 |  |
crimsonfire | 85 96% |
| Jul 18, 2010 |  |
micmac | 75 77% |
| Jul 08, 2010 |  |
adrenaline | 50 27% |
| Jun 29, 2010 | kennyadams13 | 93 93% |
|
| May 28, 2010 |  |
KXSakuraba | 70 75% |
| Apr 16, 2010 | spiritofeden | 76 78% |
|
| Apr 16, 2010 |  |
tearsofash | 85 78% |
| Mar 14, 2010 |  |
uzi_si | 71 74% |
| Mar 03, 2010 | wavymouth | 99 89% |
|
| Dec 14, 2009 |  |
Daisuki-chan | 50 39% |
| Dec 12, 2009 |  |
PeaceAnarchy | 73 36% |
|
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.
|
|||
Displaying 1 to 250 of 290 total ratings: Prev | Next
| Average Percentile 65.58% from 290 Ratings |  |
