Similar to Grave of the Fireflies, Barefoot Gen takes us to horrors of Japan in WW2. Although it didn't affected me as much as GotF did, I still found myself looking in devasted and in despair at those events. Unfortunately, I didn't connect with the whole story and it was too short for me to really dive deep into it and I didn't experience catharsis at the end. I wish the film explored more of it's political themes rather than just mentioning it here and there. Overall, I enjoyed it and the animation looks very good but just didn't find myseld emotionally connected to the characters.
Review of Hadashi no Gen
