How the Bell of Liberty Rings

Original title: かくて自由の鐘はなる

Duration: 98 min

Release date: 1954-06-01

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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.

Drama History

かくて自由の鐘はなる

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Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

as Masujiro Ohmura

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

as Yukichi's Mother Ojun

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

as Yoshimasu Takahashi

as Masuda Sotaro

as Yukichi Fukuzawa

as Yukichi's Wife Nishiki

as Eldest daughter Ichitaro

as Second son: Sutejiro

Mitsuo Sugimoto

Mitsuo Sugimoto

as Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke

as sister-in-law

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

as Shukichi Okamoto

Senkichi Ōmura

as Seisaku Tezuka

Shōichi Hirose

as Keisuke Ohtori

as Eiji Asabuki

as Atsujiro Obata

as Obata Nizaburo

as Nakagamigawa Hikojiro

Motohisa Nakashiro

Motohisa Nakashiro

as Kazuma Yamagami

Tsuneo Katagiri

Tsuneo Katagiri

as Kazuma's father, Judayu

as Hattori Asanosuke

as Kenichiro Hamamura

as Katase Kingo

as Kanjuro Tsukada

as Satoshi Nomura

as Ichijou Makoto

as Yamamoto Monojiro

as Gorobei Hattori

as Samurai Mizushima

as Ronin on the ship

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

as Samurai passing each other

Mitsue Tachibana

Mitsue Tachibana

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Hisatora Kumagai

Hisatora Kumagai

Hisatora Kumagai

Hisatora Kumagai

Yoshinao Nakada

Yoshinao Nakada

Yasuichiro Yamazaki

Yasuichiro Yamazaki

Camera Department Manager

Lighting Manager

Recording Supervision

Shûichi Anbara

Hisatora Kumagai

Hisatora Kumagai

Tsutomu Nakamura

Tsutomu Nakamura

Assistant Director

Production Manager

Art Department Manager

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