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Barefoot Gen

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First live action adaptation of Keiji Nakazawa's manga.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1976-01-24

Runtime: 107 mins

Director: Tengo Yamada

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama, War

Original title: Barefoot Gen

Production Companies: Gendai Production

Production Countries: Japan

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