How the Bell of Liberty Rings
98 mins
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.
Kurôemon Onoe
Yukichi Fukuzawa
Shizuko Azuma
Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
Masayuki Ohta
Second son: Sutejiro
Mitsuo Sugimoto
Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
Yûko Togawa
sister-in-law
Toranosuke Ogawa
uncle
Yo Shiomi
Ogata Koan
Bin Moritsuka
Atsujiro Obata
Koji Suzuki
Obata Nizaburo
Motohisa Nakashiro
Kazuma Yamagami
Tsuneo Katagiri
Kazuma's father, Judayu
Kôji Uno
Hattori Asanosuke
Okayu Taka
Katase Kingo
Michio Sakurai
Kanjuro Tsukada
Akira Yamada
Satoshi Nomura
Tatsuo Sakurai
Ichijou Makoto
Akira Tani
Woodcutter
Maki Soukichi
Yamamoto Monojiro
Ichirō Chiba
Gorobei Hattori
Ichirō Tate
Okuhira Iki
Kiyoshi Kamoda
Kuwana Guma
Ren Imaizumi
Samurai Mizushima
Katao Kawasaki
Tool Shop
Masako Nijo
Omitsu
Hisatora Kumagai
Director
Hisatora Kumagai
Screenplay
Dai Nishijima
Screenplay
Yasuichiro Yamazaki
Camera Department Manager
Soichi Yokoi
Lighting Manager
Wataru Onuma
Recording Supervision
Shûichi Anbara
Editor
Hisatora Kumagai
Producer
Tsutomu Nakamura
Assistant Director
Ryôichi Itaya
Production Manager
Keiji Kitagawa
Art Department Manager