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Rating: 7 stars

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Japan post-war Netflix children disease sequel anime manga

All movies seen on 02/08/2015

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Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)

Directed by Toshio Hirata

Animation | Drama

Overview

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

Length 85 minutes

Actors

Issei Miyazaki | Kei Nakamura | Masaki Kouda | Kae Shimamura | Kimi Aoyama | Kōichi Kitamura | Masato Yamamoto | Masumi Satou | Michi Yamamoto | Takao Inoue | Takeshi Aono | Hiroshi Ohtake | Junji Nishimura

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Weird they made a sequel but guess it makes sense based on the manga. Not sure how long that series ran but they could have kept making more films if the material was available. Plenty of dire moments but also the hopefulness of a better life for this kids banding together to make the best of it. Not the gut-punch of the first movie (how could it be?) yet extends the story very organically.

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