How the Bell of Liberty Rings
195498 min
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.
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Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masujiro Ohmura
Chieko Higashiyama
Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Chieko Nakakita
Tau
Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi
Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro
N/A
Kurôemon Onoe
Yukichi Fukuzawa
N/A
Shizuko Azuma
Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichitaro
N/A
Masayuki Ohta
Second son: Sutejiro
N/A
Mitsuo Sugimoto
Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
N/A
Yûko Togawa
sister-in-law
Toranosuke Ogawa
uncle
