かくて自由の鐘はなる

98 minutes

6/1/1954

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.

Cast List

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
as Masujiro Ohmura
Chieko Higashiyama
as Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Chieko Nakakita
as Tau
Fuyuki Murakami
as Yoshimasu Takahashi
Akira Takarada
as Masuda Sotaro
Kurôemon Onoe
as Yukichi Fukuzawa
Shizuko Azuma
as Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
Yoshiko Kayama
as Eldest daughter Ichitaro
Masayuki Ohta
as Second son: Sutejiro
Mitsuo Sugimoto
as Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
Yûko Togawa
as sister-in-law
Toranosuke Ogawa
as uncle
Eiko Miyoshi
as aunt
Toshio Takahara
as Shukichi Okamoto
Senkichi Ōmura
as Seisaku Tezuka
Shōichi Hirose
as Keisuke Ohtori
Yo Shiomi
as Ogata Koan
Ren Yamamoto
as Eiji Asabuki
Bin Moritsuka
as Atsujiro Obata
Koji Suzuki
as Obata Nizaburo
Daisuke Inoue
as Nakagamigawa Hikojiro
Motohisa Nakashiro
as Kazuma Yamagami
Tsuneo Katagiri
as Kazuma's father, Judayu
Kôji Uno
as Hattori Asanosuke
Sachio Sakai
as Kenichiro Hamamura
Okayu Taka
as Katase Kingo
Michio Sakurai
as Kanjuro Tsukada
Akira Yamada
as Satoshi Nomura
Tatsuo Sakurai
as Ichijou Makoto
Akira Tani
as Woodcutter
Maki Soukichi
as Yamamoto Monojiro
Ichirō Chiba
as Gorobei Hattori
Ichirō Tate
as Okuhira Iki
Kiyoshi Kamoda
as Kuwana Guma
Ren Imaizumi
as Samurai Mizushima
Katao Kawasaki
as Tool Shop
Takeshi Katō
as Ronin on the ship
Takamaru Sasaki
as Samurai passing each other
Mitsue Tachibana
as geisha
Masako Nijo
as Omitsu