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How the Bell of Liberty Rings

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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…

DirectorHisatora Kumagai
WritersHisatora Kumagai·Dai Nishijima
ProducerHisatora Kumagai

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Cast · Directed by Hisatora Kumagai

HNHiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masujiro Ohmura
CHChieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Yukichi's Mother Ojun
CNChieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Tau
FMFuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi
ATAkira Takarada
Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro
KO
Kurôemon Onoe
Yukichi Fukuzawa
SA
Shizuko Azuma
Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
YKYoshiko Kayama
Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichitaro
MO
Masayuki Ohta
Second son: Sutejiro
MS
Mitsuo Sugimoto
Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
YT
Yûko Togawa
sister-in-law
TOToranosuke Ogawa
Toranosuke Ogawa
uncle

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