
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
かくて自由の鐘はなる
Overview
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
- TOHO
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Cast

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masujiro Ohmura

Chieko Higashiyama
Yukichi's Mother Ojun

Chieko Nakakita
Tau

Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi

Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro

Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichitaro

Toranosuke Ogawa
uncle

Eiko Miyoshi
aunt

Toshio Takahara
Shukichi Okamoto

Senkichi Ōmura
Seisaku Tezuka

Shōichi Hirose
Keisuke Ohtori

Ren Yamamoto
Eiji Asabuki

Daisuke Inoue
Nakagamigawa Hikojiro

Sachio Sakai
Kenichiro Hamamura

Takeshi Katō
Ronin on the ship

Takamaru Sasaki
Samurai passing each other

Mitsue Tachibana
geisha

Tatsuya Nakadai
(uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Hisatora Kumagai
- Writers
- Hisatora Kumagai,Dai Nishijima
- Producers
- Hisatora Kumagai
- Composer
- Yoshinao Nakada
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