Movielogr
How the Bell of Liberty Rings (1954)
Directed by Hisatora Kumagai
Overview
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.
Length 98 minutes
Actors
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi | Chieko Higashiyama | Chieko Nakakita | Fuyuki Murakami | Akira Takarada | Kuroemon Onoe | Shizuko Azuma | Yoshiko Kayama | Masayuki Ohta | Mitsuo Sugimoto | Yûko Togawa | Toranosuke Ogawa | Eiko Miyoshi | Toshio Takahara | Senkichi Ômura | Shôichi Hirose | Yo Shiomi | Ren Yamamoto | Bin Moritsuka | Koji Suzuki | Daisuke Inoue | Motohisa Nakashiro | Tsuneo Katagiri | Kôji Uno | Sachio Sakai | Okayu Taka | Michio Sakurai | Akira Yamada | Tatsuo Sakurai | Akira Tani | Maki Soukichi | Ichirô Chiba | 帯一郎 | Kiyoshi Kamoda | Ren Imaizumi | Katao Kawasaki | Takeshi Katô | Takamaru Sasaki | Mitsue Tachibana | Masako Nijo