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