How the Bell of Liberty Rings
Overview
Set during Japan's Bakumatsu period, the film follows Fukuzawa Yukichi, a poor samurai's son who defies societal norms to study Dutch and English. Despite facing opposition from his family and nationalist factions, he founds Keio University, becoming a key figure in Japan's modernization amid political turmoil.
Cast & Crew
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masujiro Ohmura
Chieko Higashiyama
Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Chieko Nakakita
Tau
Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi
Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro
Kurôemon Onoe
Yukichi Fukuzawa
Shizuko Azuma
Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichitaro
Masayuki Ohta
Second son: Sutejiro
Mitsuo Sugimoto
Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
Yûko Togawa
sister-in-law
Toranosuke Ogawa
uncle
Eiko Miyoshi
aunt
Toshio Takahara
Shukichi Okamoto
Senkichi Ōmura
Seisaku Tezuka
Shōichi Hirose
Keisuke Ohtori
Yo Shiomi
Ogata Koan
Ren Yamamoto
Eiji Asabuki
Bin Moritsuka
Atsujiro Obata
Koji Suzuki
Obata Nizaburo
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