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Barefoot Gen 2

1986 · 85 min

A heartbreaking, slow-burn anime that immerses you in post-war hardship and loss, leaving a heavy emotional residue.

Directed by
Toshio Hirata
Genres
Animation, Drama, War
Overview
Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.
How it feels
Bleak, melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Survival, grief, family, found family
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Toshio Hirata
Genres
Animation, Drama, War
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Barefoot Gen (Animated) Collection

  1. Barefoot GenMovie · 1983
  2. Barefoot Gen 2Movie · 1986 This title

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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, war
Directed by
Toshio Hirata
Written by
Hideo Takayashiki
Starring
Issei Miyazaki, Kei Nakamura, Masaki Kouda, Kimi Aoyama, Koichi Kitamura, Masato Yamamoto, Masumi Satou, Michi Yamamoto
Music
Kentaro Haneda
Cinematography
Kinichi Ishikawa
Runtime
85 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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