How the Bell of Liberty Rings(1954)
movie - first aired/released 1954-06-01 - 98 min
Drama, History
Directed by Hisatora Kumagai
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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Cast
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiMasujiro Ohmura
Chieko HigashiyamaYukichi's Mother Ojun
Chieko NakakitaTau
Fuyuki MurakamiYoshimasu Takahashi
Akira TakaradaMasuda Sotaro- Kurôemon OnoeYukichi Fukuzawa
- Shizuko AzumaYukichi's Wife Nishiki
Yoshiko KayamaEldest daughter Ichitaro- Masayuki OhtaSecond son: Sutejiro
- Mitsuo SugimotoYukichi's older brother Sannosuke
- Yûko Togawasister-in-law
Toranosuke Ogawauncle
Eiko Miyoshiaunt
Toshio TakaharaShukichi Okamoto
Senkichi ŌmuraSeisaku Tezuka
Shōichi HiroseKeisuke Ohtori- Yo ShiomiOgata Koan
Ren YamamotoEiji Asabuki
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- Bin MoritsukaAtsujiro Obata
- Koji SuzukiObata Nizaburo
Daisuke InoueNakagamigawa Hikojiro- Motohisa NakashiroKazuma Yamagami
- Tsuneo KatagiriKazuma's father, Judayu
- Kôji UnoHattori Asanosuke
Sachio SakaiKenichiro Hamamura- Okayu TakaKatase Kingo
- Michio SakuraiKanjuro Tsukada
- Akira YamadaSatoshi Nomura
- Tatsuo SakuraiIchijou Makoto
- Akira TaniWoodcutter
- Maki SoukichiYamamoto Monojiro
- Ichirō ChibaGorobei Hattori
- Ichirō TateOkuhira Iki
- Kiyoshi KamodaKuwana Guma
- Ren ImaizumiSamurai Mizushima
- Katao KawasakiTool Shop
Takeshi KatōRonin on the ship
Takamaru SasakiSamurai passing each other
Mitsue Tachibanageisha- Masako NijoOmitsu
Tatsuya Nakadai(uncredited)
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