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Barefoot Gen
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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1976-01-24
Languageja
Runtime1h 47m
Production

Gendai Production

5.0(3)
•1976•1h 47m

Barefoot Gen

DramaWar

Overview

First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.

Director
Tengo Yamada
Writing & Screenplay
Tengo Yamada
Cinematography
An Sunmin

Principal Cast

14 credited
KS
Kenta SatoGen
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro MikuniFather
Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko HidariMother
YK
Yotaro KomatsuKoji
HI
Hirokazu IshimatsuShinji
Yoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Yoshida
Shinji Maki
Shinji MakiHorikawa
TS
Takashi Sue
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Akira Ōizumi
Akira ŌizumiNumata
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