Hadashi no Gen

In wartime Hiroshima, young Gen Nakaoka and his family endure hunger and hardship while holding on to the possibility of a peaceful future. On the morning of August 6, an atomic bomb destroys the city and tears his family apart.

Gen survives alongside his mother, who gives birth amid the devastation. Finding food, shelter and help for her and the newborn becomes an urgent struggle in a city whose ordinary life has vanished. Confronted with suffering far beyond his years, Gen fights to keep both his remaining family and his hope alive.