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Barefoot Gen

2007 · 1 season

A harrowing, deeply human portrait of a family enduring war and its aftermath, with moments of warmth that make the devastation almost unbearable.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Hadashi no Gen is a Japanese television special drama. The drama come from the one of the popular manga "Barefoot Gen" written by Keiji Nakazawa, from his real experiences as an atomic bomb survivor. The drama was the third special drama of the Sen no Kaze ni Natte drama special by Fuji Television in 2007.
How it feels
Bleak, melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Family, survival, war, grief
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Masaki Nishiura, Masanori Murakami
Starring
Kiichi Nakai, Ren Kobayashi, Ryo, Mitsuru Hirata, Kanako Fukaura
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 204 min each
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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