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How the Bell of Liberty Rings
How the Bell of Liberty Rings
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  2. How the Bell of Liberty Rings

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

Original Title: かくて自由の鐘はなる

1954
1h 38m
Drama
History

Status

Released

Release

1954

Runtime

1h 38m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Jun 1, 1954
Languages
Japanese
Director
Hisatora Kumagai
Production
TOHO
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

41 Cast Members

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Masujiro Ohmura

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Yukichi's Mother Ojun

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Tau

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Yoshimasu Takahashi

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Masuda Sotaro

Kurôemon Onoe

Yukichi Fukuzawa

Shizuko Azuma

Yukichi's Wife Nishiki

Yoshiko Kayama

Yoshiko Kayama

Eldest daughter Ichitaro

Masayuki Ohta

Second son: Sutejiro

Mitsuo Sugimoto

Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke

Yûko Togawa

sister-in-law

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

uncle

Eiko Miyoshi

aunt

Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

Shukichi Okamoto

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Seisaku Tezuka

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Keisuke Ohtori

Yo Shiomi

Ogata Koan

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Eiji Asabuki

Bin Moritsuka

Atsujiro Obata

Koji Suzuki

Obata Nizaburo

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