How the Bell of Liberty Rings

1h 38min

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.

Cast

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Masujiro Ohmura
Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Yoshimasu Takahashi
Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Masuda Sotaro
Kurôemon Onoe

Kurôemon Onoe

Yukichi Fukuzawa
Shizuko Azuma

Shizuko Azuma

Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
Yoshiko Kayama

Yoshiko Kayama

Eldest daughter Ichitaro
Masayuki Ohta

Masayuki Ohta

Second son: Sutejiro
Mitsuo Sugimoto

Mitsuo Sugimoto

Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
Yûko Togawa

Yûko Togawa

sister-in-law
Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

Shukichi Okamoto
Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Seisaku Tezuka
Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Keisuke Ohtori
Yo Shiomi

Yo Shiomi

Ogata Koan
Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Eiji Asabuki
Bin Moritsuka

Bin Moritsuka

Atsujiro Obata
Koji Suzuki

Koji Suzuki

Obata Nizaburo
Daisuke Inoue

Daisuke Inoue

Nakagamigawa Hikojiro
Motohisa Nakashiro

Motohisa Nakashiro

Kazuma Yamagami
Tsuneo Katagiri

Tsuneo Katagiri

Kazuma's father, Judayu
Kôji Uno

Kôji Uno

Hattori Asanosuke
Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Kenichiro Hamamura
Okayu Taka

Okayu Taka

Katase Kingo
Michio Sakurai

Michio Sakurai

Kanjuro Tsukada
Akira Yamada

Akira Yamada

Satoshi Nomura
Tatsuo Sakurai

Tatsuo Sakurai

Ichijou Makoto
Akira Tani

Akira Tani

Woodcutter
Maki Soukichi

Maki Soukichi

Yamamoto Monojiro
Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Gorobei Hattori
Ichirō Tate

Ichirō Tate

Okuhira Iki
Kiyoshi Kamoda

Kiyoshi Kamoda

Kuwana Guma
Ren Imaizumi

Ren Imaizumi

Samurai Mizushima
Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Ronin on the ship
Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Samurai passing each other

Release date

1st Jun 1954

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語