How the Bell of Liberty Rings

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

1954 1h 38mDir. Hisatora Kumagai
DramaHistory

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

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Masujiro Ohmura

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Yukichi's Mother Ojun

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Tau

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Yoshimasu Takahashi

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Masuda Sotaro

K

Kurôemon Onoe

Yukichi Fukuzawa

S

Shizuko Azuma

Yukichi's Wife Nishiki

Yoshiko Kayama

Yoshiko Kayama

Eldest daughter Ichitaro

M

Masayuki Ohta

Second son: Sutejiro

M

Mitsuo Sugimoto

Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke

Y

Yûko Togawa

sister-in-law

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

uncle

E

Eiko Miyoshi

aunt

Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

Shukichi Okamoto

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Seisaku Tezuka

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Keisuke Ohtori

Y

Yo Shiomi

Ogata Koan

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Eiji Asabuki

B

Bin Moritsuka

Atsujiro Obata

K

Koji Suzuki

Obata Nizaburo

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