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.
Genre: Documentary, War
Stars: Keiji Nakazawa
Crew: Tetsujirô Yamagami (Producer), Kuniko Watanabe (Producer), Ishida Yuko (Director), Koshiro Otsu (Camera Technician), Yūji Ōshige (Editor), Takeshi Ogawa (Sound Editor)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: SIGLO
Runtime: 77 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 06, 2011
IMDb: 7
Keywords:hiroshima, japan, based on manga
