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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1954-06-01
Runtime: 98 mins
Director: Hisatora Kumagai
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama, History
Original title: How the Bell of Liberty Rings
Production Companies: TOHO
Production Countries: Japan

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Nakakita

Fuyuki Murakami

Akira Takarada

Kurôemon Onoe

Shizuko Azuma

Yoshiko Kayama

Masayuki Ohta

Mitsuo Sugimoto

Yûko Togawa

Toranosuke Ogawa

Eiko Miyoshi

Toshio Takahara