How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)
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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 Oju...
Chieko Nakakita
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Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi
Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro
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Kurôemon Onoe
Yukichi Fukuzawa
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Shizuko Azuma
Yukichi's Wife Nishi...
Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichi...
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Masayuki Ohta
Second son: Sutejiro
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Mitsuo Sugimoto
Yukichi's older brot...
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Yûko Togawa
sister-in-law
Toranosuke Ogawa
uncle
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Eiko Miyoshi
aunt
Toshio Takahara
Shukichi Okamoto
Senkichi Ōmura
Seisaku Tezuka