かくて自由の鐘はなる
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.

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masujiro Ohmura

Chieko Higashiyama
Yukichi's Mother Ojun

Chieko Nakakita
Tau

Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi

Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro
Kurôemon Onoe
Yukichi Fukuzawa
Shizuko Azuma
Yukichi's Wife Nishiki

Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichitaro
Masayuki Ohta
Second son: Sutejiro
Mitsuo Sugimoto
Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masujiro Ohmura

Chieko Higashiyama
Yukichi's Mother Ojun

Chieko Nakakita
Tau

Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi

Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro
Kurôemon Onoe
Yukichi Fukuzawa
Shizuko Azuma
Yukichi's Wife Nishiki

Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichitaro
Masayuki Ohta
Second son: Sutejiro
Mitsuo Sugimoto
Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke