Original subtitles

The following story

Happened 62 years ago

Everyone's gradparents The time when they were young

That time it was the war between Japan and America

The reason the war end

Is because America

Drop the first atom bomb in the world in Hiroshima

The city turned into dust within moments

Millions of lives were gone

Shouwa Twentieth year Sixth of August

Early morning eight o'clock fifteen

It was as hot as today

Rest peacefully

The history will not repeat again

Gen

Gen, you are being lazy again

So comfortable

Shinji

Coming

Wait for me

Faster

Kill the daemons

I am Hidari Zen that do the good deed

Waited for you for along time, Hidari Zen

Gen, Shinji

Don't be playful, come over to help

Father, I am killing the bad guys

Nonsense, come

Shinji, we will play together next time

OK, brother

Father, I don't like to cut the grasses

Stop blaiming, quick

This piece of paddy

To go through the winter

After the testing of the cold weather

Not afraid of anythings At last they grow up

The paddy bear the fruits

Shinji, we are going to harvest the paddy soon

Looking forward for it, brother

I want to eat bread

I want to eat Uron noodles

The breads are delicious Uron noodles

Look, the delicious bread

The paddy smells good

Seems like very delicious

Tear a piece and put into your mouth

Tasty

Brother, give me some

Delicious

Take yours

Father, brother stolen my bread

Give it back

How are you

How are you

The stomach is hungry

Wanted to have rice

Father, I want to have rice

Gen, Shinji

All of you have to learn from the paddy

Become stronger, right? Same old thing

It will become painful to be step on by someone

Is fine even if you lose

Useless

Frightened you like a ghost

Gen, Shinji

"Barefoot Gen"

Hiroshima is surrounded by mountains

In between the inter sea

Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka

Was being bombed by the America armies

This small town with forty million citizens

But were not hurt

The air attack

How was it? Go home quick

Yes, brother

Shinji, on the car

Quick

Gen, gambate Harder

Brother, gambate

You are too heavy

Go in quick

Mother, quick

Everyone to the secret room

Koji, Eiko

Koji, come over to help

Gen, Shinji, come over to wear the helmet

Why is it on the time of schooling

Sister, the paddy are riping Very soon we have bread to eat

I want to eat Uron noodles

Gen, quick What are you thinking?

Quick

They started the war early in the morning

Japan is going to lose

Japan will not lose

We don't have a better air plane

Husband because of oppositing to the war

You become the public enemy

What I said is true

To take off the alarm

I am so hungry, brother

American armies, don't throw bombs

Throw something to eat

Uron noodles will be fine too

Shouwa Twentieth year June

Okinawa became the protected area

The Japan strived for protection

The islands at the North had lost

Hiroshima was short of food, and the facilities provided

On the other hand The America that control the war

Have started a secret plan few years ago

To gathered the scientists to create atom bomb

The way to protect your head during the air attack

Stuck your ears with your thumb

The rest of the four fingers protect your eyes

Lay on the floor

When the alarm for air attack begins

123

Everyone learn from Nakaoka Gen

Nothing

Sorry

If the house catch fire during the air attack

The women have to take actions

Fast actions

Kimie, you must be tired, take a rest

No, I can make it

Don't be lazy

You have to kill the enemies during the war

Practice with the bamboo stick

Let me demonstrate

Give some support to the leader

Start practicing

Nakaoka

Work harder

Don't fart

Eat potatoes everyday, no choice

Use your mind to control The Japanese have to be good

You are the betrayer

Leader

Farting is not betraying

Can't do anything

Do you think that this tricks Can beat the Americans

When you are in front of the enemies

You will be shot by the guns

Nonsense

The Japanese cannot fight anymore

But you are still dreaming

Don't you want to fight back?

Now I have understand the nonsense of war

Bastard, I will not let go of the betrayer

Gen, Shinji, have your rice

Eat your rice

Everyone lets start together

Start

Tonight there is only this dishes? Mother

Yes

Is all potatoes

What potatoes? This is potato leaves

Tasteless

It will be tasty after some time of chewing

Father, my stomach is still making noise

I am really hungry

I want to eat rice

Don't be silly

You will get something if you are the army

Father go become the army

Father is the artist of the shoes

Cannot become the army

There must be rice in the village

Sister, you go to the village

Eiko is not feeling well, no way

I can replace sister

Koji do you want to go vack to the factory hostel tomorrow?

This round may take two weeks

Brother is there rice in the factory?

There is no food around

Father doesn't have any imagination at all

No imagination at all

Everyone eat it

Potatoes, lets start

No

Save some for the baby inside mother's stomach

No, I want to eat

Put it down, Shinji What if mother fell sick?

Is OK without one meal

Mother not eating What about the baby?

Cannot eat it alone

Give it back to me

You can hit me if you disagree

Give it back to me

Stop

To fight because of a potato, stupid

Old man

What are you talking? Repeat it

Sorry

Japan is going to win

That time you can eat whatever you want

Right Nonsense

Japan will not win

Will, this is what the factory teachers said

Thats a lie

Everyone was being lied

Father has no imagination

Becareful of the candles

Are you OK

Yes, the baby is growing fast

Wait for the harvest of the paddy

You will be good

Brother, the rice are delicious

Shinji is dreaming of eating rice again

Forgive father for beating you just now

Anything wrong with eating rice when you are hungry?

I wanted to feed them with good meal

Take the sandals to the kindergarten

To exchange for some rice

Can 1? How about the materials for the future?

I will think of other way

OK

Again, so late

Rice

Careful

Careful

Koji, how is life in factory?

Students cannot only study

You must work hard for the victory

For the country, I will work hard

Why

Don't you understand? Sister

There is one person lesser in home

Everyone can eat a little bit more

Right Stupid

Brother, there will be rice after selling it

Right

Faster, rice

About eating, Gen will be very happy

Ofcourse

Who throw it?

Betrayer, do not entry this bridge

Is the son of the leader Why?

Your father is a betrayer, the bad guy

that disagree with the war

I want to punish all of you

We are not bad guys

Tange Hidari Zen

Shut up, go up

Let go of me

No Throw it

Let me go

That is very important

I will not let you go

Betrayer You have no rights to fight back

You hit my sister And you humuliate my father

Let me go

Don't let go

Let go, the fingers are going to break

Lets go

What happen? No more rice

Come, take the shoes

Wash it and send it to the kindergarten

Come over to help

The car drop into the water?

They don't want the wet shoes So they did not get the money

Fine, its OK

Gen, why are you injured?

The shoes fell Why are you injured?

What happened

Look at father and tell

Look at me

Father go to the war

To go for war and kill the enemy To take the prize back

I hate father that don't participate in the war

Because of me you...

You will be bully by the son of the leader

They said we are the betrayer

Because I don't want to practice the bamboo sword fighting

And cause difficulties to the children

Nakaoka Daikichi

Husband

I never did anything wrong

Why did you arrest my father Why is it?

Nothing to do with kids

Gen

Father

This family is very bad luck

I have to give him a lesson

Heard that you disagree with the war

Is that a betrayer group

Do you admit it? Nakaoka Daikichi

Reply

There are one zillion citizen from Japan fighting for the war

Why did you disagree?

Don't you feel shameful? Enough

I disagree for the war for Japan

Lier

Betrayer that don't dare to fight

I have tried my best to match it

My eldest son drop from school

To work in the factory to produce weapons

Two smaller children starving To fight for a potato

I am always patient Is this not supporting the war?

Shut up

This is the basic responsibility of a Japanese

As long as Japan win

Whatever sacrifices will be worth it

Nonsense

Don't be cheated

There will never be good ending for war

Shut up

Your mind set is very dangerous

Break your bones

Lets go

Today can't even hold the chopsticks

No choice There is not even a bean

How can soup satisfies the stomach?

Be tolerance

Why? What is it?

Is very boring when father is not around

And is very talkative when he is around

Why?

A very weired kid

Nobody hit the brain Not spiritual at all

Five minutes of prison visit time

Husband, why is it like that?

Because I said I hate father That's why you become like that?

The current Japan

You will be beat if you disagree with the war

Don't worry

No matter how hurt I am I still insist in it

All of you have to remember

You have to insist on whatever you think it is right

We are from poor family

When what you think is being disagreed

How can you live?

Shut up

Kimie, if I cannot be out from the prison

You have to take care of the kids

Gen, look after the paddies in the field

I know, father

Don't forget You are the wonder Gen

Don't cry anymore

We are going to look after the paddy field, Shinji

Yes, brother

Why is it

Is that growing?

Nakaoka this kind of betrayer

Suppose to be arranged by the police

I will take care of him everyday

Your fault

He betrayed father

Child, do not climb up the roof top

Uncle

You are a bad man

What nonsense are you talking?

You knew it

Why is it? Bastard, let go

I want to revenge for my father

Everyone knows he disagree for the war

What is it to do with me?

The fingers are broken

Help

Run

Father, we have revenged for you

I want both of them to apologize to me

Quickly hand them out

Both of us are injured Cannot be forgiven

I have to report to the police

The kids have explained to me

Compared to what you have done Is just a small matter

What?

Still talking about this after injuring someone

Let mein Why?

My husband is not home I cannot let you be

Fuck off

Let me go

Father, are you alright?

The kids are the treasures in our home

Don't bully the woman

Stop talking rubbish woman

Mother

Mother

I will not give you my children

They have lost their father Your injury is nothing

Mrs

Let me go Talk slowly

Run

Mrs, I understand your angriness

If you become a murderer What happen to the kids?

Everyone

Kanaoka's family is very bad, almost murdered me

This family is the betrayer

Almost killed me

Mother is very strong Very strong

Gen, stupid, Shinji, stupid

Why did you beat them?

No matter what reason You cannot hurt others

Understand?

But today both of you are very brave

Murderer, come out Betrayer

You must insist No matter how people scold

What father said is true

To disagree with the war you need courage

Father is proud of you

You must listen to father Become a strong paddy

Grow even when you are stepped by others

OK?

How dare you still come out

To disagree the war Is a very shameful Japanese

May I know

Can you give me some flavouring?

Leader ordered not to speak to the betrayer

For the army Suzu Gen Dai Rou

Uncle army, how are you

Thanks for fighting for the country

I want to grow up fast and kill the enemies

The bad Americans

Your writing is not bad

Send to the armies to encourage them

Next one, Nakaoka

To the army at the front line Nakaoka Gen

My father told me Japan not to fight

War will kill people Destroy whatever developed

I agree with that

Army uncles don't sacrifice

Don't let the parents sad

Idiot! What kind of Japanese are you

Isn't that teacher wanted me to

write out whatever is in my heart

How dare you speak back

I am just telling the truth

My father said you have to insist what you think is right

What

Why don't understand what father said?

Very itchy

Pain

Nakaoka Koji

Yes, teacher

The police have something to ask you

Do you know about the factory explode two days ago

Heard that it was the electricity that caused the fire

Caused the explode

Are you the one that did it?

How come?

Don't pretend

I don't know anything

Your father is a betrayer

Did your father direct you to do this?

I don't know

Who directed you to do this?

Run

Pain

Gen

Your sister was brought to the headmaster

Sister Eiko

Take off all your clothes

Why is it?

What is it?

The student's money drop Teacher said that I stole it

Has he checked?

No, teacher I did not steal money

You must be hiding it

Teacher, my sister did not lie

Fuck off

Your father is a betrayer

What is it to do with my father?

The betrayer will steal money

There are students that saw

Admit it I did not

I don't admit it

Gen Don't tell mother about today

Why?

Don't let mother worry

Promise me

Is all father's fault

Father is striving very hard too

Although it is so

Father that made us

Yes, no matter what he is still our father

Right, he is forever our good father

If you are crying at home will made mother worry

We have to sing to encourage each other

OK, sing

3,4

Shinji

Brother, sister

What happen?

Everyone is not playing with us

They said that father is a betrayer

So bad

Shinji, let sing

Sing to encourage each other, Shinji

OK, brother

Three, Two, Three, Four

Father

You are back

You are back

I am so lonely

Stupid, father

Don't leave us

OK, I will not leave you all

Father, is back

You are back

Sorry to make you worry

Sorry, nothing to welcome you

Nevermind

Sorry to let you suffer all this

Father don't need to worry about us

Yes, we can eat worms when we are hungry

Can worm full the stomach?

Yes

Sorry to bother

Mr. Boku

Mr. Nakaoka, welcome back

Thank you

You are welcome

Potato

Gen, Shinji

Why?

You have the courage to tell the truth

I am very happy

But...

I am always with my father Nevermind

Nothing can be reward

Gen, Shinji, Eiko All of you come here

Mr. Boku's country is also in war

The wife and children are all in the hometown

Did you hear that?

Sorry

Are you hearing?

Are you hearing?

Delicious, Shinji

Delicious

Father, eat some

I don't need it

The baby in the stomach need nutritions, you eat

Father, this is for you

Nevermind

How is Shinji? We give father a little bit too

I don't want

Father, this is for you Welcome back

Me too

A little bit

How about me?

So touching

I understand all of you, I am very satisfied

That's great, Shinji

That's great

Delicious?

Shinji did you bring potato?

Brought, I want to eat it

Father, mother, quick

Very weired colour

Very weired

Every places have air attack everyday

Why did they drop it at Hiroshima?

Feels like something horrible is going to happen

Sixteen of July The dessert of American Mexico

The first atom bomb was tested successfully

President Truman got the news

Eiko, what are you doing?

Eiko

Husband

What happen?

I don't want to go to school

Cry cannot solve the problem

I don't want to go

What happen in the school?

I ask you again

The proof that my daughter stole the money

Have you check?

No Nothing

There is a student that witness it

Ask that student to come over

No Quick...

My daughter did not stole the money

Make it clear today

Is the son of the leader again

Did you saw my daughter steal the money

Make it clear

Because I am a betrayer

So you are pointing at my daughter?

If she did not steal the money I will not let you go

Mr. Oka, don't threaten the child

I am the father of Eiko

Protecting my child is my responsibility

For my child I will do whatever I can

How is it?

I never saw it

Then why did you lie to the teacher?

Father hate Mr. Oka

Sol.

Sorry

You told the truth

What kind of teacher are you?

Did not investigate properly

Why did you search on my daughter

Father Fuck off

You don't fit to teach the kids

You are the betrayer

Causing the kids to misunderstood on the war

To send them to the war

Son of the bitch

Eiko, Gen, lets go back

Father

What happen?

Nothing

Weird kid, don't make noise

Are you looking trouble with me?

Father, I like father

I want to stay strong like father

Father, I like you too

I want to be as strong as father too

Gen, wait for me

Why did you come back suddenly?

Koji

Shinji, what happen?

Father, brother

He wants to go

What happen?

I want to join the army

I have been approved to join the naval

Koji, why did you want to join the naval?

Ofcourse is to protect the country

I want to sacrifice to protect the country

Are you serious?

I don't want to become the betrayer

that disagree with the war

I want to join the naval to fight the enemy

Koji

All my friends think of that

There was a child after joining the army

Did not turn back

You forgotten?

I don't want to live just like that

For the country I rather sacrifice

I brought you up

I don't want you to go to the war to kill others

I don't want to become a coward

Don't play around with your lives

Father is a coward

Why did father disagree to the war?

I must join the war

Because of father I was treaten as a criminal

To join the naval

Only I can prove that I am not a betrayer

I want to make all of you proud

I want to stay at the front line and kill the American

To bring back a lot of batches

This is for all of us

Quick

Mr. Oka naval factory Caught fire after being bombed

Factory?

That is the factory that I serviced

There are a lot of my friends

For the friends I must go to the war

Preparation completed

Gen, Shinji wait

Father, I am leaving

Your choice I don't have such child like you

Send Koji to the door Please

For the country

I have to be brave to kill the enemies

Weired, where is the people that send you?

I am alone

Nobody is sending you?

Koji brother is going to the war

No people will say that we are the betrayers anymore

Koji, hurray

Hurray

Everyone, please help me to take care of mother

Brother, gambate

Brother, thank you

Bye

Mother

Becareful

Don't die Stay alive and come back

Brother, hurray

We will wait for you to come back, brother

Wait for you

Father

Father

Oka Koji, hurray

Hurray

Thank you, father

Oka Koji, hurray

Oka Koji, hurray

Father, thanks

Twenty sixth of July

China America and England at the Potsdam Proclamation

Asked Japan to surrender without conditions

The Japan government refused The Potsdam Proclaimation

The America President Truman To end the war

Decided to use atom bomb

Father

The paddies riped Can be harvest

No, still need some time

What? Still need to wait

Gen, there are food soon [ Rizun Subtitle Work Team ]

Hope to eat bread soon

I want to eat Uron noodles

Painful

Don't sing the army song

Father will think of Koji

I see

Mother

Kimie Mother

Mother, are you alright?

Lack of nutritions and exhausted

The baby in the stomach is giving birth

Other than rest and taking more nutritions

There is no other way

To take in more nutritions

Medicine shortage The doctor can't do anything

What if mother cannot recover?

What can be done?

Brother

Brother

Brother Fish

Down there are fishes

You are back

Iwill go to look for relative Kobayashi

Have you got the potatoes?

They don't even have enough for themselves

There are no food around

Kimie, sorry

Too bad that you are sick

If there is no war There will be nutritions food

What is it?

What happen?

Someone throw the money in

Take this money to buy nutritions food

It must be Mr. Boku from the next door

Mr. Boku

What happen? Father

Done

Fish

When are you coming back?

Sister, where did this come from?

Mr. Boku from next door send the money

Sorry

Gen, Shinji, lets eat

Can 1? Mother

Mother is sick Patient

You are right

Nearly forgotten I am fulled

Don't take it too much, eat it

I am the energetic Gen Is Ok not to eat

Really? Shinji

No problem

Sorry, Shinji

What are you talking?

Not telling you

Mother give me the fish head after you finish it

Shinji

Gen, Shinji

Pity, are you orphans?

Be strong

Right, my father is dead of war

Mother is dead of sickness too

Pity the brothers

Thank you

Today will stop here See you tomorrow

Three dollars, Shinji

Today there is fish for mother again

You will feel better after eating fish

You can still earn money during war

Today performance is very hard Are you alright

There is always hope

patient have to get enough nutritions

The Koi Sakana is the best

Koi Sakana

The Koi Sakana soup will be fine

Then lets catch Koi Sakana to cure mother's illness

Koi Sakana Alot

Lets start, Shinji Yes, brother

Don't run

Don't run

Stand here both of you

Sorry

Just now was dangerous, Shinji

Become even hungrier after sport

Where can you run? Stand there

Saved

We are back

Come here

Oh my god This must be a performance

Going to be beaten I am so scared

Sit down

Those money weren't yours?

Sorry

Your performance is very good

Father told us

Don't go to perform anymore

Father understand

Don't go again

Understand?

Bastard

Painful, father

Pain

I am so happy To have kids like you

I thought that I was going to be beaten

Mother will recover very fast

For father and mother We will be stronger

Deal

OK, how about sister? Shinji

OK, brother

Deal

Gen, Shinji Perform to mother

Mother want to see Me too

Really? Sorry

Quick

Start the performance

Sixth of August

One o'clock forty five minutes in the mid night

Uma Ama Anou airport The American air bomberr fly up

The air bomber, Enola Gay

Carry the first atom bomb in the human history

Good morning

Good morning

The weather is good today

Nice weather

Lets eat

Start

Mother, do you feel better?

I feel better after watching your performance

Drink soup again today

Stay strong We have deal

Today is the last day of drinking soup

After Gen come back from school We will go harvest the paddies

Father, do we harvest today?

Yes I can eat bread

I can eat Uron noodles

You have work hard for along time

Great

Sit down and eat

Uron noodles, bread

So early

Everyone to the bunker

OK

Nearly forgotten

Gen

Done

Quick, Gen

The air bomber get the weather The weather in Hiroshima is good

Planned to drop the bomb at Hiroshima

Release the alarm

The detector?

Eiko, Gen, you will be late

The war is tough

Yamato will never die The great Japan will success

Mother, I am leaving

Father, I am leaving

At night we are eating bread and Uron noodles

Looking forward

I have to sharpen the pencil first

I am going first

Brother

Brother, come back earlier

Lets go harvest the paddy together

OK, you wait for me

Bread

Uron

Bread Uron

Waiting for you to come back

Wait for me to come back, Shinji

Energetic

Forteen of Eight O'clock

The air bomber carries the atom bomb

Reach the air of Hiroshima

Gen quick

I am coming

Tange Hidari Zen show what you have

Wait

What happen? Aunt

I am the mother of Ono from standard one

I have some urgent matters to look for him

The standard one are in school Or having class in the temple

I am standard two, unclear

Do you want to ask the teacher?

Why is the air bomber here again?

Weird? Why is there no siren?

What happen?

Aunt

Father

Mother

Sister

Shinji

Father

Husband, Shinji, Eiko

Gen Mother

Where is father them?

They are underneath it

Father

Pain

Shinji

Quickly save us

Painful

Sister

Try to pull us out

Pain

Shinji, are you alright?

Wait, we are saving you now

Look for a pillar to get it up

I am coming

Gen

Pain

Stay there, Shinji

Can be done immediately

Father

Gambate, Shinji

Both of us don't have choice

Please help us

Please help us

No, go away

Please help us What are you doing

Fire, run

Mother, is on fire

Quick

Pain, I cannot make it

Gambate, said that we will harvest together

I want to eat Uron noodle

OK, we will eat Uron noodles

I am dieing

No

Don't give up, mother

Go away

I am so frighten

Kimie

Go away, bring Gen away

Husband

You must think of a way to survive

I don't want Stay there

I don't want I want to die with you

Listen

You have to take the responsibility as a mother

To take care of the child in the stomach

I don't want

Don't you understand?

So hot Shinji

Don't cry, Gen

What can I do?

You must survive

Take care of your mother and child

Be a good brother

Bring mother away now

Father

Don't you listen to father?

No

Please, go

No

Please stay strong, Gen

For father You are bully by others

You will not give up

Father is very happy

Don't forget You are the energetic Gen

Mother, take care of her

Bring mother to leave now

I know

What are you doing? Gen

Listen to father

Stay alive, Gen

Father

Pain

Shinji

Don't worry

Shinji, Eiko, there are father to take care of

Bring mother away

Shinji, Eiko

Wife, is useless Don't die together

Wife, nothing can be done

Mother, is very hot

Shinji

Shinji Father

Shinji

Forgive me, I cannot save you

Father will accompany you

Shinji

Hiroshima bombed

Released high temperature and radio active

To ruined the whole city

Millions of people died in the bombing

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