How the Bell of Liberty Rings
かくて自由の鐘はなる
Release: 1954-06-01
·Runtime: 98m
Drama
History
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Cast
Shōichi Hirose
as Keisuke Ohtori
Sachio Sakai
as Kenichiro Hamamura
Eiko Miyoshi
as aunt
Takeshi Katō
as Ronin on the ship
Akira Takarada
as Masuda Sotaro
Ren Yamamoto
as Eiji Asabuki
Takamaru Sasaki
as Samurai passing each other
Yoshiko Kayama
as Eldest daughter Ichitaro
Daisuke Inoue
as Nakagamigawa Hikojiro
Fuyuki Murakami
as Yoshimasu Takahashi
Toshio Takahara
as Shukichi Okamoto
Chieko Higashiyama
as Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Chieko Nakakita
as Tau
Toranosuke Ogawa
as uncle
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
as Masujiro Ohmura
Senkichi Ōmura
as Seisaku Tezuka
Mitsue Tachibana
as geisha
