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
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Masujiro Ohmura
Chieko Higashiyama
Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Chieko Nakakita
Tau
Fuyuki Murakami
Yoshimasu Takahashi
Akira Takarada
Masuda Sotaro
K
Kurôemon Onoe
Yukichi Fukuzawa
S
Shizuko Azuma
Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
Yoshiko Kayama
Eldest daughter Ichitaro
M
Masayuki Ohta
Second son: Sutejiro
M
Mitsuo Sugimoto
Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
Y
Yûko Togawa
sister-in-law
Toranosuke Ogawa
uncle
Eiko Miyoshi
aunt
Toshio Takahara
Shukichi Okamoto