Writing

Keiji Nakazawa

Born March 14, 1939 · Hiroshima, Japan

Died December 19, 2012 · aged 73

Keiji Nakazawa was born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1939. His father was opposed to Japan being involved in a war that they would lose and that it was a reckless war. But when he was six years old, the first nuclear weapon has detonated above his home of Hiroshima, killing his father sister, and little brother. He and his mother had to struggle for survival in the chaotic aftermath. Even the most basic…

Known For

Like Father, Like SonLike Father, Like Son · 2013
Like Father, Like Son
7.72013
MovieDrama
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
Barefoot GenBarefoot Gen · 1983
Barefoot Gen
7.61983
MovieAnimationDrama
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
Barefoot Gen 2Barefoot Gen 2 · 1986
Barefoot Gen 2
6.81986
MovieAnimationDrama
Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.
Prisoner Maria: The MoviePrisoner Maria: The Movie · 1995
Prisoner Maria: The Movie
5.01995
MovieActionCrime
Convicted of killing the drug dealer who murdered her husband, Maria is blackmailed into serving as a covert assassin. She must do the government's bidding if she is ever to regain her freedom, or her son. With each completed mission, her sentenced is further re- duced. Yet, with every job she feels further away from her goal of a peaceful life.
Beaten by Black RainBeaten by Black Rain · 1984
Beaten by Black Rain
5.51984
MovieHistoryAnimation
Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a bar: Takeshi, who lost his entire family; Tomoko, a prostitute horribly burned in the bombing; her younger brother Junji, who scrabbles on the fringes of society; Eiko, a pregnant young woman whom he loves; and Yuri, another prostitute who is determined to secure a brighter future for her blind son.
Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of HiroshimaBarefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima · 1980
Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
1980
MovieDramaWar
Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Barefoot Gen: Explosion of TearsBarefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears · 1977
Barefoot Gen: Explosion of Tears
1977
MovieDramaWar
First live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
Summer with KuroSummer with Kuro · 1990
Summer with Kuro
6.21990
MovieDramaAnimation
Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly brings joy and laughter to the family. As World War II takes its toll on Japan, it becomes harder for Nobuko and her family to care for Kuro. One August morning, Kuro begins acting strangely...

Filmography

Sort