A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Direction
Mori Masaki refuses to look away when Hollywood would cut.
Writing
Keiji Nakazawa's autobiography bleeds through every frame.
Director
Mori Masaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Keiji Nakazawa was six when the bomb dropped; he drew Gen's 'running with skin hanging' from memory of classmates.
Released same year as Grave of the Fireflies—Japan's animation industry suddenly became its conscience.
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