How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)
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.
- Released
- 1954-06-01
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Hisatora Kumagai, Hisatora Kumagai, Dai Nishijima
Cast
- Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi as Masujiro Ohmura
- Chieko Higashiyama as Yukichi's Mother Ojun
- Chieko Nakakita as Tau
- Fuyuki Murakami as Yoshimasu Takahashi
- Akira Takarada as Masuda Sotaro
- Kuroemon Onoe II as Yukichi Fukuzawa
- Shizuko Azuma as Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
- Yoshiko Kayama as Eldest daughter Ichitaro
- Masayuki Ohta as Second son: Sutejiro
- Mitsuo Sugimoto as Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
- Yûko Togawa as sister-in-law
- Toranosuke Ogawa as uncle