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1954 Drama History 1h 38m

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

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.

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Principal Cast

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