Keiji Nakazawa

申し分のない学歴や仕事、良き家庭を、自分の力で勝ち取ってきた良多。順風満帆な人生を歩んできたが、ある日、6年間大切に育ててきた息子が病院内で他人の子どもと取り違えられていたことが判明する。血縁か、これまで過ごしてきた時間かという葛藤の中で、それぞれの家族が苦悩し……。

With the passing of Nakazawa Keiji in December 2012, Barefoot Gen’s Hiroshima now stands as the manga artist’s last message of peace to the world. Mr. Nakazawa recounts his life, from the aftermath of the atomic bombing up until the days he created his acclaimed manga series Barefoot Gen (Hadashi no Gen), by exploring sites of painful memories in Hiroshima. Through Mr. Nakazawa’s story, and his original art work, Barefoot Gen’s Hiroshima illuminates the nature of war and nuclear weapons, urging us not to repeat the past.

Steven Okazaki presents a deeply moving look at the painful legacy of the first -- and hopefully last -- uses of nuclear weapons in war. Featuring interviews with fourteen atomic bomb survivors - many who have never spoken publicly before - and four Americans intimately involved in the bombings, White Light/Black Rain provides a detailed exploration of the bombings and their aftermath.

Convicted of killing the drug dealer who murdered her husband, Maria is blackmailed into serving as a covert assassin. She must do the government's bidding if she is ever to regain her freedom, or her son. With each completed mission, her sentenced is further re- duced. Yet, with every job she feels further away from her goal of a peaceful life.

Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly brings joy and laughter to the family. As World War II takes its toll on Japan, it becomes harder for Nobuko and her family to care for Kuro. One August morning, Kuro begins acting strangely...

Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a bar: Takeshi, who lost his entire family; Tomoko, a prostitute horribly burned in the bombing; her younger brother Junji, who scrabbles on the fringes of society; Eiko, a pregnant young woman whom he loves; and Yuri, another prostitute who is determined to secure a brighter future for her blind son.

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a bar: Takeshi, who lost his entire family; Tomoko, a prostitute horribly burned in the bombing; her younger brother Junji, who scrabbles on the fringes of society; Eiko, a pregnant young woman whom he loves; and Yuri, another prostitute who is determined to secure a brighter future for her blind son.

物語は、広島県広島市舟入本町（現在の広島市中区舟入本町）に住む国民学校2年生の主人公・中岡元（なかおか げん “以下、ゲン”）が、当時日本と交戦していたアメリカ軍により1945年8月6日に投下された原爆で、父・大吉（だいきち）、姉・英子（えいこ）、弟・進次（しんじ）の3人を亡くしながらも、たくましく生きる姿を描く。

物語は、広島県広島市舟入本町（現在の広島市中区舟入本町）に住む国民学校2年生の主人公・中岡元（なかおか げん “以下、ゲン”）が、当時日本と交戦していたアメリカ軍により1945年8月6日に投下された原爆で、父・大吉（だいきち）、姉・英子（えいこ）、弟・進次（しんじ）の3人を亡くしながらも、たくましく生きる姿を描く。

物語は、広島県広島市舟入本町（現在の広島市中区舟入本町）に住む国民学校2年生の主人公・中岡元（なかおか げん “以下、ゲン”）が、当時日本と交戦していたアメリカ軍により1945年8月6日に投下された原爆で、父・大吉（だいきち）、姉・英子（えいこ）、弟・進次（しんじ）の3人を亡くしながらも、たくましく生きる姿を描く。

物語は、広島県広島市舟入本町（現在の広島市中区舟入本町）に住む国民学校2年生の主人公・中岡元（なかおか げん “以下、ゲン”）が、当時日本と交戦していたアメリカ軍により1945年8月6日に投下された原爆で、父・大吉（だいきち）、姉・英子（えいこ）、弟・進次（しんじ）の3人を亡くしながらも、たくましく生きる姿を描く。

Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.

First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.

First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.