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How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)
Directed by Hisatora Kumagai
Drama, History · 1h 38m
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.
Cast
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masujiro Ohmura
Chieko Higashiyama
Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Chieko Nakakita
Tau
Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi
Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro
K
Kuroemon Onoe II
Yukichi Fukuzawa
S
Shizuko Azuma
Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichitaro
M
Masayuki Ohta
Second son: Sutejiro
M
Mitsuo Sugimoto
Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
Y
Yûko Togawa
sister-in-law
Toranosuke Ogawa
uncle
Crew
- Director
- Hisatora Kumagai
- Screenplay
- Hisatora Kumagai, Dai Nishijima
- Editor
- Shûichi Anbara
- Producer
- Hisatora Kumagai
Details
- Original title
- かくて自由の鐘はなる
- Release date
- 1954-06-01
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- TOHO