Hadashi no Gen (はだしのゲン, Barefoot Gen) is a Japanese television special drama.
The drama come from the one of the popular manga "Barefoot Gen" written by Keiji Nakazawa, 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 in 2007.
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.
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"
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