Barefoot Gen 2 (anime)
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is an action drama anime
following Barefoot Gen (anime).
Barefoot 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. While the first movie focused on the immediate affect of the atomic bombing, the second film focuses on the long-term problems that faced the survivors, such as the devastated economy and national infrastructure, and lingering affects of the bomb's radiation. Most of the buildings are still in ruins, and Gen's school building is still half-wrecked by bomb-damage. Many still cannot afford basic necessities of life, as Japan's economy slowly recovers. Gen and his mother struggle to survive, and while she gets a job at a brick-building factory, it is barely enough to support their basic needs. There are also several gangs of orphaned children squatting in the ruins instead of going to school. At first, contact with them is adversarial, but Gen soon realizes that they have nowhere else to go and are as desperate as he is, striking up a friendship with them. During a lighter moment in the film, Gen and the children stumble upon an old military firing range where ammunition was dumped at the end of the war. The gang leader realizes they can sell the old bullets for scrap metal, and the entire group starts filling wheelbarrows with spent shell casings, singing as they work.
The other major plotline in the movie follows the long-term effects of the use of the atomic bomb: even years later, many people are suffering lingering medical effects from the radiation
. A girl among the orphans was badly burned during the bombing (possibly from the atomic blast, or normal fire) and is ostracized by the rest of the group for her condition, though Gen accepts her. Gen's own mother is gradually dying of cancer throughout the movie, due to exposure to the atomic blast (compounded by years of malnutrition). They both know that she is dying, though Gen struggles to comprehend how he will survive without her.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
following Barefoot Gen (anime).
Plot
- See the Plot of the main article of Barefoot Gen
Barefoot 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. While the first movie focused on the immediate affect of the atomic bombing, the second film focuses on the long-term problems that faced the survivors, such as the devastated economy and national infrastructure, and lingering affects of the bomb's radiation. Most of the buildings are still in ruins, and Gen's school building is still half-wrecked by bomb-damage. Many still cannot afford basic necessities of life, as Japan's economy slowly recovers. Gen and his mother struggle to survive, and while she gets a job at a brick-building factory, it is barely enough to support their basic needs. There are also several gangs of orphaned children squatting in the ruins instead of going to school. At first, contact with them is adversarial, but Gen soon realizes that they have nowhere else to go and are as desperate as he is, striking up a friendship with them. During a lighter moment in the film, Gen and the children stumble upon an old military firing range where ammunition was dumped at the end of the war. The gang leader realizes they can sell the old bullets for scrap metal, and the entire group starts filling wheelbarrows with spent shell casings, singing as they work.
The other major plotline in the movie follows the long-term effects of the use of the atomic bomb: even years later, many people are suffering lingering medical effects from the radiation
Hibakusha
The surviving victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are called , a Japanese word that literally translates to "explosion-affected people"...
. A girl among the orphans was badly burned during the bombing (possibly from the atomic blast, or normal fire) and is ostracized by the rest of the group for her condition, though Gen accepts her. Gen's own mother is gradually dying of cancer throughout the movie, due to exposure to the atomic blast (compounded by years of malnutrition). They both know that she is dying, though Gen struggles to comprehend how he will survive without her.
Cast
- Issei MiyazakiIssei Miyazakiis a Japanese voice actor. He is a former member of 81 Produce.-Notable voice roles:*Gen in Barefoot Gen*Takashi Yamazaki in Cardcaptor Sakura*Kenji Ninomiya in Kamichu!*Subaru Sumeragi in X/1999*Jun Misugi in Captain Tsubasa...
as "Gen Nakaoka", Barefoot Gen, the protagonistProtagonistA 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. - Takao Inoue as "Daikichi Nakaoka", Gen's father.
- Yoshie Shimamura as "Kimie Nakaoka", Gen's mother.
- Seiko Nakano as "Eiko Naoaoka, Gen's elder sister.
- Masaki Kōda as "Shinji Nakaoka", Gen's younger brother."
- Katsuji MoriKatsuji Moriis a Japanese voice actor often accredited as the Casey Kasem of Japan. He is most known for the roles of Go Mifune , Joe Shimamura/009 , Ken the Eagle , Jouji Minami , and Garma Zabi .- Anime :*Nephrite in Sailor Moon*Seiji Hayami in Cutey Honey*Go Mifune in Mach Go Go Go/Speed Racer is a...
as "Seiji" - Junji NishimuraJunji Nishimurais a male Japanese animation director and producer from Yobuko, Saga, Japan, though currently resides in Karatsu, Saga. After graduating from Meiji Gakuin University in 1980, Nishimura entered into the anime studio Nishiko Production...
as "Boku-san" - Kei Nakamura as "Masa" (for Barefoot Gen 2)
- Taeko NakanishiTaeko Nakanishiis a Japanese voice actor who works for Aoni Production. She is best known as the voices of the various Panther Claw villiains in Cutie Honey, and Makaiju in the first arc of the Sailor Moon R series...
as "Hana" (for Barefoot Gen 2) - Takami Aoyama as "Katsuko" (for Barefoot Gen 2)
- Kōichi KitamuraKoichi Kitamura, real name was a Japanese voice actor born in Osaka, Japan. Kitamura was employed by the talent management agency Mausu Promotion. He died on October 2, 2007 of pneumonia.-TV:*April to Sandman *Dragon Ball GT *Esper Mami...
as "Suekichi" (for Barefoot Gen 2)
See also
- Barefoot GenBarefoot Genis 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) - PART2 (1986)
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