Stating that Barefoot Gen was Nakazawa's experience is slightly off. Its been stated that he heard the story of a fellow student protected by a wall see a teacher killed by the explosion and merged it with his story of being protected and knocked unconscious (ending up with a board stuck to his cheek by a nail). The movie shows a fictionalized condensed version of things that happened in Hiroshima and also has an anti-militarism view toward both sides.
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Stating that Barefoot Gen was Nakazawa's experience is slightly off. Its been stated that he heard the story of a fellow student protected by a wall see a teacher killed by the explosion and merged it with his story of being protected and knocked unconscious (ending up with a board stuck to his cheek by a nail). The movie shows a fictionalized condensed version of things that happened in Hiroshima and also has an anti-militarism view toward both sides.