"The bombing of Hiroshima as seen through the eyes of a young boy."

1983

1h 23m

7.6(265 votes)

Animation

Drama

War

History

Overview

A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Issei Miyazaki

Gen Nakaoka (voice)

Masaki Kouda

Shinji Nakaoka (voice)

Seiko Nakano

Eiko Nakaoka (voice)

Takao Inoue

Daikichi Nakaoka (voice)

Yoshie Shimamura

Kimie Nakaoka (voice)

Takeshi Aono

Hidezo (voice)

Katsuji Mori

Seiji Yoshida (voice)

Taeko Nakanishi

Hana (voice)

Tatsuya Jo

Narrator (voice)

Junji Nishimura

Boku Pak (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Mori Masaki
Written by: Keiji Nakazawa
Produced by: Keiji Nakazawa
Takanori Yoshimoto

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