Drama · Japan · 1991 · 2h 3m

Fukuzawa Yukichi

福沢諭吉

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Director
Shinichiro Sawai
Cast
Kyôhei Shibata as Yukichi Fukuzawa Takaaki Enoki as Toru Nakamura as Yoko Minamino as Mayumi Wakamura as Hiroshi Katsuno as
Crew
Seizō Sengen — Director of Photography Isamu Ichida — Editor Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer Kazuo Kasahara — Writer Chiho Katsura — Writer
Synopsis

Fukuzawa Yukichi opens a school for samurai, who aim to learn Dutch language, most common for overseas trading. But when he was in Yokohama he learned that English language is one way more global one. His struggle against patriarchal mindset leads his school to become one of the oldest universities in Japan.

Mood & Themes
jidaigekiboshin war
Key Collaborators
Shinichiro Sawai Director Seizō Sengen Director of Photography Isamu Ichida Editor Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer Kazuo Kasahara Writer Chiho Katsura Writer
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