
Barefoot Gen
Drama · War
Overview
First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.
Top Cast
Kenta Sato
Kenta Sato
Gen
Kenta Sato
Gen


Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Father
Rentaro Mikuni
Father


Sachiko Hidari
Sachiko Hidari
Mother
Sachiko Hidari
Mother
Yotaro Komatsu
Yotaro Komatsu
Koji
Yotaro Komatsu
Koji
Hirokazu Ishimatsu
Hirokazu Ishimatsu
Shinji
Hirokazu Ishimatsu
Shinji


Yoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Yoshida


Shinji Maki
Shinji Maki
Horikawa
Shinji Maki
Horikawa
Takashi Sue
Takashi Sue
Takashi Sue


Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi


Akira Ōizumi
Akira Ōizumi
Numata
Akira Ōizumi
Numata
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