Poster of How the Bell of Liberty Rings

How the Bell of Liberty Rings

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, June 1 1954
71 years ago
Genres: Drama, History
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Cast

Portrait of Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiHiroshi Nihon'yanagi. Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi was 36 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Masujiro Ohmura'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 20 1917 –
Died: Wed, Jan 28 1970
Portrait of Chieko HigashiyamaChieko Higashiyama. Chieko Higashiyama was 63 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Yukichi's Mother Ojun'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 30 1890 –
Died: Thu, May 08 1980
Portrait of Chieko NakakitaChieko Nakakita. Chieko Nakakita was 28 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Tau'.
Birthday: Fri, May 21 1926 –
Died: Tue, Sep 13 2005
Portrait of Fuyuki MurakamiFuyuki Murakami. Fuyuki Murakami was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Yoshimasu Takahashi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira TakaradaAkira Takarada. Akira Takarada was 20 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Masuda Sotaro'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 29 1934 –
Died: Mon, Mar 14 2022
Portrait of Kurôemon OnoeKurôemon Onoe. Kurôemon Onoe was 32 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Yukichi Fukuzawa'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 22 1922 –
Died: Sun, Mar 28 2004
Portrait of Shizuko AzumaShizuko Azuma. Shizuko Azuma was 23 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Yukichi's Wife Nishiki'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 22 1930
Portrait of Yoshiko KayamaYoshiko Kayama. Yoshiko Kayama was 10 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Eldest daughter Ichitaro'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1944
Portrait of Masayuki OhtaMasayuki Ohta. Masayuki Ohta was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Second son: Sutejiro'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mitsuo SugimotoMitsuo Sugimoto. Mitsuo Sugimoto was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yûko TogawaYûko Togawa. Yûko Togawa was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'sister-in-law'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toranosuke OgawaToranosuke Ogawa. Toranosuke Ogawa was 56 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'uncle'.
Birthday: Wed, Dec 01 1897 –
Died: Fri, Dec 29 1967
Portrait of Eiko MiyoshiEiko Miyoshi. Eiko Miyoshi was 60 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'aunt'.
Birthday: Sun, Apr 08 1894 –
Died: Sun, Jul 28 1963
Portrait of Toshio TakaharaToshio Takahara. Toshio Takahara was 31 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Shukichi Okamoto'.
Birthday: Tue, May 01 1923 –
Died: Sat, Feb 26 2000
Portrait of Senkichi ŌmuraSenkichi Ōmura. Senkichi Ōmura was 32 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Seisaku Tezuka'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 27 1922 –
Died: Sun, Nov 24 1991
Portrait of Shōichi HiroseShōichi Hirose. Shōichi Hirose was 35 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Keisuke Ohtori'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 23 1918 –
Died: Sat, Jun 20 1998
Portrait of Yo ShiomiYo Shiomi. Yo Shiomi was 58 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Ogata Koan'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 07 1895 –
Died: Wed, Jul 01 1964
Portrait of Ren YamamotoRen Yamamoto. Ren Yamamoto was 24 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Eiji Asabuki'.
Birthday: Mon, May 12 1930 –
Died: Fri, Jun 17 2005
Portrait of Bin MoritsukaBin Moritsuka. Bin Moritsuka was 27 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Atsujiro Obata'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 01 1926 –
Died: Mon, Jun 19 2006
Portrait of Koji SuzukiKoji Suzuki. Koji Suzuki was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Obata Nizaburo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Daisuke InoueDaisuke Inoue. Daisuke Inoue was 12 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Nakagamigawa Hikojiro'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 13 1941 –
Died: Tue, May 30 2000
Portrait of Motohisa NakashiroMotohisa Nakashiro. Motohisa Nakashiro was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Kazuma Yamagami'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tsuneo KatagiriTsuneo Katagiri. Tsuneo Katagiri was 58 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Kazuma's father, Judayu'.
Birthday: Tue, May 05 1896
Portrait of Kôji UnoKôji Uno. Kôji Uno was 30 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Hattori Asanosuke'.
Birthday: Mon, Apr 21 1924 –
Died: Mon, Jul 28 2003
Portrait of Sachio SakaiSachio Sakai. Sachio Sakai was 28 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Kenichiro Hamamura'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 08 1925 –
Died: Wed, Mar 11 1998
Portrait of Okayu TakaOkayu Taka. Okayu Taka was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Katase Kingo'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michio SakuraiMichio Sakurai. Michio Sakurai was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Kanjuro Tsukada'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira YamadaAkira Yamada. Akira Yamada was 21 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Satoshi Nomura'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 13 1932 –
Died: Thu, Feb 27 2003
Portrait of Tatsuo SakuraiTatsuo Sakurai. Tatsuo Sakurai was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Ichijou Makoto'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira TaniAkira Tani. Akira Tani was 43 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Woodcutter'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 22 1910 –
Died: Thu, Aug 11 1966
Portrait of Maki SoukichiMaki Soukichi. Maki Soukichi was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Yamamoto Monojiro'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ichirō ChibaIchirō Chiba. Ichirō Chiba was 24 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Gorobei Hattori'.
Birthday: Tue, Jul 30 1929
Portrait of Ichirō TateIchirō Tate. Ichirō Tate was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Okuhira Iki'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kiyoshi KamodaKiyoshi Kamoda. Kiyoshi Kamoda was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Kuwana Guma'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ren ImaizumiRen Imaizumi. Ren Imaizumi was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Samurai Mizushima'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Katao KawasakiKatao Kawasaki. Katao Kawasaki was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Tool Shop'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Takeshi KatōTakeshi Katō. Takeshi Katō was 25 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Ronin on the ship'.
Birthday: Fri, May 24 1929 –
Died: Fri, Jul 31 2015
Portrait of Takamaru SasakiTakamaru Sasaki. Takamaru Sasaki was 56 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Samurai passing each other'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 30 1898 –
Died: Sun, Dec 28 1986
Portrait of Mitsue TachibanaMitsue Tachibana. Mitsue Tachibana was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'geisha'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masako NijoMasako Nijo. Masako Nijo was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Omitsu'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Hisatora KumagaiHisatora Kumagai. Hisatora Kumagai was 50 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Director, Screenplay, Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Mar 08 1904 –
Died: Thu, May 22 1986
Portrait of Tsutomu NakamuraTsutomu Nakamura. Tsutomu Nakamura was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Dai NishijimaDai Nishijima. Dai Nishijima was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Wed, Mar 03 2010
Portrait of Shûichi AnbaraShûichi Anbara. Shûichi Anbara was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshinao NakadaYoshinao Nakada. Yoshinao Nakada was 30 in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Music'
Birthday: Wed, Aug 01 1923 –
Died: Wed, May 03 2000
Portrait of Ryôichi ItayaRyôichi Itaya. Ryôichi Itaya was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yasuichiro YamazakiYasuichiro Yamazaki. Yasuichiro Yamazaki was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Camera Department Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Soichi YokoiSoichi Yokoi. Soichi Yokoi was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Lighting Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keiji KitagawaKeiji Kitagawa. Keiji Kitagawa was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Art Department Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Wataru OnumaWataru Onuma. Wataru Onuma was >> in How the Bell of Liberty Rings as 'Recording Supervision'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday