Keiji Nakazawa was born on March 14, 1939 in Hiroshima, Japan. He was a writer and producer, known for Barefoot Gen (1983), Kuroi ni Ame Utarete (1984) and Barefoot Gen 2 (1986). He died on December 19, 2012 in Hiroshima.
Survivor of the nuclear attack of Hiroshima, Japan. He claims to have seen the Enola Gay flying far overhead, and was nearly blinded by the flash of the explosion, which he described as "like a million flash bulbs going off at once". He credits his survival with a brick wall collapsing on top of him during the blast.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hadashi no Gen
2007
TV Mini-Series comic - 2 episodes
Prisoner Maria: The Movie
1995
adaptation
Hadashi no Gen 2
1986
manga
Kuro ga ita natsu
1985
original story - screenplay
Kuroi ni Ame Utarete
1984
screenplay / story
Hadashi no Gen
1983
manga - screenplay
Hadashi no Gen part 3: Hiroshima no tatakai
1980
manga
Hadashi no Gen: Namida no bakuhatsu
1977
manga
Hadashi no Gen
1976
manga
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kuroi ni Ame Utarete
1984
comic strip producer
Hadashi no Gen
1983
executive producer
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hadashi no Gen ga mita Hiroshima
2011
Documentary
Himself
Comic Books Go to War
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
$1.3 Million
