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.
Masujiro Ohmura
Yukichi's Mother Ojun
Tau
Yoshimasu Takahashi
Masuda Sotaro
Yukichi Fukuzawa
Yukichi's Wife Nishiki
Eldest daughter Ichitaro
Second son: Sutejiro
Yukichi's older brother Sannosuke
sister-in-law
uncle
aunt
Shukichi Okamoto
Seisaku Tezuka
Keisuke Ohtori
Ogata Koan
Eiji Asabuki
Atsujiro Obata
Obata Nizaburo
Nakagamigawa Hikojiro
Kazuma Yamagami
Kazuma's father, Judayu
Hattori Asanosuke
Kenichiro Hamamura
Katase Kingo
Kanjuro Tsukada
Satoshi Nomura
Ichijou Makoto
Woodcutter
Yamamoto Monojiro
Gorobei Hattori
Okuhira Iki
Kuwana Guma
Samurai Mizushima
Tool Shop
Ronin on the ship
Samurai passing each other
geisha
Omitsu
Director
Screenplay
Screenplay
Music
Camera Department Manager
Lighting Manager
Recording Supervision
Editor
Producer
Assistant Director
Production Manager
Art Department Manager