Barefoot Gen (1976)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : Tengo Yamada
Writer : Tengo Yamada

Synopsis

First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.

Actors

Kenta Sato
Kenta Sato
Gen
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Father
Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko Hidari
Mother
Yotaro Komatsu
Yotaro Komatsu
Koji
Hirokazu Ishimatsu
Hirokazu Ishimatsu
Shinji
Yoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Yoshida
Shinji Maki
Shinji Maki
Takashi Sue
Takashi Sue
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Akira Ôizumi
Akira Ôizumi
Junshi Shimada
Junshi Shimada
Shinpei Sakamoto
Shinpei Sakamoto
Akiko Kana
Akiko Kana
Hifumi Soganoya
Hifumi Soganoya

Crews

Keiji Nakazawa
Keiji Nakazawa
Original Story
Tengo Yamada
Tengo Yamada
Executive Producer
Tengo Yamada
Tengo Yamada
Screenplay
Tengo Yamada
Tengo Yamada
Director
An Sunmin
An Sunmin
Director of Photography
Takeshi Shibuya
Takeshi Shibuya
Music Director
Shigekazu Ikuno
Shigekazu Ikuno
Art Direction
Yoshiharu Yamamoto
Yoshiharu Yamamoto
Lighting Technician
Umeko Numazaki
Umeko Numazaki
Editor
Akinobu Ishiyama
Akinobu Ishiyama
Assistant Director

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