# Movies like Barefoot Gen

> Films most similar to Barefoot Gen (1983) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/barefoot-gen-1983/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[Barefoot Gen 2](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/barefoot-gen-2-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 6.6 · 69 votes · dread, gut-punch
- **[Grave of the Fireflies](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/grave-of-the-fireflies-1988/)** (1988) — ★ 8.4 · 6,485 votes · foreign-gem, gut-punch, tender
- **[Hachiko](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/hachiko-1987/)** (1987) — ★ 7.8 · 184 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[When the Wind Blows](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/when-the-wind-blows-1986/)** (1986) — ★ 7.5 · 332 votes · dread, gut-punch, slow-burn
- **[On-Gaku: Our Sound](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/on-gaku-our-sound-2020/)** (2020) — ★ 7.2 · 46 votes · foreign-gem, cozy, playful
- **[The Wind Rises](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-wind-rises-2013/)** (2013) — ★ 7.8 · 3,348 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, slow-burn
- **[Kagemusha](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/kagemusha-1980/)** (1980) — ★ 7.8 · 731 votes · foreign-gem, epic, slow-burn
- **[The Door Into Summer](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-door-into-summer-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 4.4 · 11 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Tomorrow's Joe 2: The Movie](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tomorrow-s-joe-2-the-movie-1981/)** (1981) — ★ 7.6 · 20 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, gut-punch
- **[Four Days of Snow and Blood](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/four-days-of-snow-and-blood-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.4 · 10 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider

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