is a Japanese television special drama.

The drama come from the one of the popular manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 "Barefoot Gen

Barefoot Gen

is a Japanese manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Loosely based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a Hiroshima survivor, the series begins in 1945 in and around Hiroshima, Japan, where the six-year-old boy Gen lives with his family...

" written by Keiji Nakazawa

Keiji Nakazawa

is a Japanese manga artist and writer.He was born in Hiroshima and was in the city when it was destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945. All of his family members who had not been evacuated died in the bombing except for his mother, and an infant sister who died several weeks after the bombing...

, from his real experiences as the atomic bomb survivor.

The drama was made as the third special drama of Sen no Kaze ni Natte drama special by Fuji Television

Fuji Television

is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....

 in 2007.

Plot

It was during the end of the war in Hiroshima. People in Japan were facing food shortages, air bombing all the day and night. And the country was going to lose the people, houses, every thing.

But, the government and its military powers, still continuing the hopeless situation, and calling young people to send them to the battlefields.
On the other hand, people were receiving letters that losing those young people.

At that time in Japan, "Daikichi" was working as a picture drawer of Japanese footwear Geta

Geta (footwear)

Geta are a form of traditional Japanese footwear that resemble both clogs and flip-flops. They are a kind of sandal with an elevated wooden base held onto the foot with a fabric thong to keep the foot well above the ground. They are worn with traditional Japanese clothing such as kimono or yukata,...

.

With his wife "Kimie" and "Daikichi" worked hard to raise their four little kids.

"Koji", the eldest brother, was nice and kind to his family. "Eiko", the eldest sister, was weak in health, but doing daily chores to help her family. "Gen", the naughty but cheerful kid and also nice to his family. And the yougest boy "Shinji" pampered kid.

And "Kimie" was pregnant, so they were going to have new family member.

The wheat field outside of the town, now it's coming the harvest time, so the kids looking forward to make bread and noodles to eat.

"Daikichi" always said to his children "Grow up as strong as the wheats".

Cast

• Ren Kobayashi as "Gen Nakaoka", the protagonist
  Protagonist
  A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
  
   of the story called "Hadshi no Gen".
• Kiichi Nakai as "Daikichi Nakaoka", Gen's father.
• Yuriko Ishida
  Yuriko Ishida
  is a Japanese actress and essayist from Nagoya. She was the Japanese voice of "San" in Princess Mononoke. She is older sister of Hikari Ishida, also an actress...
  
   as "Kimie Nakaoka", Gen's mother.
• Akiyoshi Nakao as "Koji Nakaoka", Gen's elder brother.
• Asuka Ono as "Eiko Nakaoka", Gen's elder sister.
• Yuki Imai as "Shinji Nakaoka", Gen's younger brother.
• Kenichi Yajima as a chief police officer.
• Hiroko Nakajima as "Ume".
• Isamu Ichikawa as a police officer "Hamada".
• Kanako Fukaura
  Kanako Fukaura
  was a Japanese actress. Born in Tokyo, she developed fame largely through many performances as a supporting actress.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
  
   as "Hanako Yoshida".
• Takeshi Masu as commander "Saeki".
• Shinobu Tsuruta as principal "Tanaka".
• Hiroshi Okouchi as teacher "Numata".
• Sakura as "Kikuyo"
• Susumu Kobayashi as a docter.
• Takao Toji as a master of the house.
• Yoji Tanaka as a military police.
• Hiroki Narimiya
  Hiroki Narimiya
  , better known as , is a Japanese actor.-Early life:He was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. His parents are Okinawan, so he is of Okinawan descent. His parents divorced when he was young, and in his third year of junior high school, his mother died and he and his brother were raised by his...
  
   as "Seiji Yoshida".
• Ryo
  Ryo (actress)
  is a Japanese model, actress and former singer whose birth name is .-Movies:* Goemon *The Witch of the West is Dead * Welcome to the Quiet Room * Canary * CASSHERN...
  
   as "Kiyoko Hayashi".
• Takehiro Murata as "Shinsuke Takura".
• Mitsuru Hirata as "docter "Yabe".
• B-saku Sato as "Eizo Yoshida".
• Tokie Hidari as "Setsu Hayashi".
• Tetta Sugimoto as "Kosaku"
• Masanobu Katsumura as Japanese Korean "Park".
• Takehiko Ono as "Denjiro Samejima"
• Taro Yamashita as "Tatsuo Hayasi"
• Jyura Matsuura as "Takeko Hayashi"
• Gaku Yamamoto as elder "Gen Nakaoka" as narrator
  Voice-over
  Voice-over is a production technique where a voice which is not part of the narrative is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations...
  
  

Crew

• Original story Keiji Nakazawa
  Keiji Nakazawa
  is a Japanese manga artist and writer.He was born in Hiroshima and was in the city when it was destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945. All of his family members who had not been evacuated died in the bombing except for his mother, and an infant sister who died several weeks after the bombing...
  
  
• Script by Ryoichi Kimiduka
• Music by Naoki Sato
  Naoki Sato
  is a Japanese composer and producer who has provided the music for several popular anime series. He was born on May 2, 1970 and graduated in Chiba Prefecture and Tokyo College of Music...
  
  
• Produced by Jun Masumoto, Hisao Ogura
• Directed by Masaki Nishiura, Shosuke Murakami

Shooting locations

• Hiroshima Film Commission
• Saga Pref Film Commission
• Ibaraki Film Commission
• Kagawa Film Commission
• Miroku no Sato in Fukuyama, Hiroshima
  Fukuyama, Hiroshima
  is a city located on the Ashida River in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.As of January 31, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 465,238 and a population density of 898.02 persons per km². The total area is 461.23 km². After Hiroshima City, it is the largest city in Hiroshima Prefecture...
  
  
• Takeo
  Takeo, Saga
  is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.-Geography:Takeo is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. It is approximately west of Saga City and approximately east of Sasebo. Takeo has a complex topography including mountains, mountain basins and riverside...
  
  , Joso
  Joso, Ibaraki
  is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 42,342 and the density of 531.40 persons per km². The total area is 79.68 km².The city was founded as Mitsukaido on July 10, 1954....
  
  , AP&PP Takahagi
  Takahagi, Ibaraki
  is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 30,367, with household number being 11,943 and the density 156.81 persons per km². The total area is 193.65 km²....
  
  , Ishioka
  Ishioka, Ibaraki
  is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 52,755 and the density of 885.15 persons per km². The total area is 59.60 km².The city was founded on February 11, 1954....
  
  , Mitoyo
  Mitoyo, Kagawa
  is a city located in Kagawa, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 71,178 and a density of 320 persons per km². The total area is 222.66 km²....
  
  
• Marugame Basara Map
• TV Shin-Hiroshima TSS TV Shin-Hiroshima
• Saga Television Station Saga TV

Theme song

• Sen no Kaze ni Natte (a thousand winds)
  • Sing by Masafumi Akikawa
    Masafumi Akikawa
    is a Japanese tenor singer. He has released a number of CDs, in which he has sung a broad range of genres, from classical to pop. He appeared on the 57th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast....
    
    

See also

• Barefoot Gen
  Barefoot Gen
  is a Japanese manga series by Keiji Nakazawa. Loosely based on Nakazawa's own experiences as a Hiroshima survivor, the series begins in 1945 in and around Hiroshima, Japan, where the six-year-old boy Gen lives with his family...
  
  
• Barefoot Gen (1976 film) - PART1 (1976)
• Barefoot Gen (1977 film)
  Barefoot Gen (1977 film)
  is the live-action film of Barefoot Gen Part2 in 1977.-Cast:* Kazuhide Haruta as "Gen Nakaoka", Barefoot Gen, the protagonist of the story.* Hiroshi Tanaka as "Daikichi Nakaoka", Gen's father.* Mariko Miyagi as "Kimie Nakaoka", Gen's mother....
  
   - PART2 (1977)
• Barefoot Gen (1980 film)
  Barefoot Gen (1980 film)
  is the live-action film of Barefoot Gen Part3 in 1980.-Cast:* Jun Harada as "Gen Nakaoka", Barefoot Gen, the protagonist of the story.* Mizuho Suzuki as "Daikichi Nakaoka", Gen's father.* Satomi Oka as "Kimie Nakaoka", Gen's mother....
  
   - PART3 (1980)
• Barefoot Gen (anime) - PART1 (1983)
• Barefoot Gen 2 (anime)
  Barefoot Gen 2 (anime)
  is an action drama anime following Barefoot Gen .-Plot:* See the Plot of the main article of Barefoot GenBarefoot Gen 2 takes place 3 years after the end of the original movie, with Gen trying to cope during the early post-war reconstruction of Japan...
  
   - PART2 (1986)
• Keiji Nakazawa
  Keiji Nakazawa
  is a Japanese manga artist and writer.He was born in Hiroshima and was in the city when it was destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945. All of his family members who had not been evacuated died in the bombing except for his mother, and an infant sister who died several weeks after the bombing...