1h 38m
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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.
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masujiro Ohmura
Chieko Higashiyama
Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Chieko Nakakita
Tau
Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi
Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro
Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichitaro
Toranosuke Ogawa
uncle
Eiko Miyoshi
aunt
Toshio Takahara
Shukichi Okamoto
Senkichi Ōmura
Seisaku Tezuka
Shōichi Hirose
Keisuke Ohtori
Ren Yamamoto
Eiji Asabuki
Daisuke Inoue
Nakagamigawa Hikojiro
Sachio Sakai
Kenichiro Hamamura
Takeshi Katō
Ronin on the ship
Takamaru Sasaki
Samurai passing each other
Mitsue Tachibana
geisha