How the Bell of Liberty Rings

Hisatora Kumagai
1954-06-01


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98 min

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

Name Character Team
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi Masujiro Ohmura Unowned
Chieko Higashiyama Yukichi's Mother Ojun Unowned
Chieko Nakakita Tau Unowned
Fuyuki Murakami Yoshimasu Takahashi Unowned
Akira Takarada Masuda Sotaro Unowned
Kurôemon Onoe Yukichi Fukuzawa Unowned
Shizuko Azuma Yukichi's Wife Nishiki Unowned
Yoshiko Kayama Eldest daughter Ichitaro Unowned
Masayuki Ohta Second son: Sutejiro Unowned
Mitsuo Sugimoto Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke Unowned
Yûko Togawa sister-in-law Unowned
Toranosuke Ogawa uncle Unowned
Eiko Miyoshi aunt Unowned
Toshio Takahara Shukichi Okamoto Unowned
Senkichi Ōmura Seisaku Tezuka Unowned
Shōichi Hirose Keisuke Ohtori Unowned
Yo Shiomi Ogata Koan Unowned
Ren Yamamoto Eiji Asabuki Unowned
Bin Moritsuka Atsujiro Obata Unowned
Koji Suzuki Obata Nizaburo Unowned
Daisuke Inoue Nakagamigawa Hikojiro Unowned
Motohisa Nakashiro Kazuma Yamagami Unowned
Tsuneo Katagiri Kazuma's father, Judayu Unowned
Kôji Uno Hattori Asanosuke Unowned
Sachio Sakai Kenichiro Hamamura Unowned
Okayu Taka Katase Kingo Unowned
Michio Sakurai Kanjuro Tsukada Unowned
Akira Yamada Satoshi Nomura Unowned
Tatsuo Sakurai Ichijou Makoto Unowned
Akira Tani Woodcutter Unowned
Maki Soukichi Yamamoto Monojiro Unowned
Ichirō Chiba Gorobei Hattori Unowned
Ichirō Tate Okuhira Iki Unowned
Kiyoshi Kamoda Kuwana Guma Unowned
Ren Imaizumi Samurai Mizushima Unowned
Katao Kawasaki Tool Shop Unowned
Takeshi Katō Ronin on the ship Unowned
Takamaru Sasaki Samurai passing each other Unowned
Mitsue Tachibana geisha Unowned
Masako Nijo Omitsu Unowned
Tatsuya Nakadai (uncredited) Unowned