Waseda University
早稲田大学
Synopsis
In the 15th year of the Meiji era (1882), Ōkuma Shigenobu, expelled from the Council of State by the Satsuma-Chōshō clique, poured his personal fortune into establishing the Tokyo Professional School in a tea field in Waseda Village. With seven professors, including Takada Sanae and Tsubouchi Yūzō, and eighty-seven students, government interference extended even to finances; Ono Azusa, who tirelessly worked to secure funding, died from overwork.
Top Cast
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Eitarō Ozawa
Ōkuma Shigenob
Shizue Natsukawa
Wife Ayako
Yūnosuke Itō
Koganei Daisuke
Ryutaro Otomo
Suginoe Kōji
Eijirō Tōno
Guest Nomura
Kinzō Shin
Ono Azusa (1884)
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Takada Sanae (1884)
Shin Tokudaiji
Kurishima Tsuneki, assassin
Hisako Yamane
Marie
Shūji Sano
Namishima Gen'ichi
Takashi Kanda
Takami Gōhei
Nobuo Kaneko
Hotani Nitarō
Yasushi Nagata
Tsubouchi Yūzō
Sugisaku Aoyama
Guest Watanabe
Tomo'o Nagai
Student Mizuno
Yoshibumi Tajima
Detective
Junji Masuda
Nishikata Gensuke
Koreya Senda
Kageyama Haruo
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kiyoshi Saeki
- Screenplay & Story
- Toshio Yasumi, Shiro Ozaki
- Original Score
- Shin'ichi Takata
- Original Title
- 早稲田大学
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- Unknown
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kiyoshi Saeki
Toshio Yasumi, Shiro Ozaki
Shin'ichi Takata
Shoei Nishikawa
Mitsuo Makino, Kaneo Iwai, Hiroshi Okawa
Department Leadership Roster
Kiyoshi Saeki
Director
Toshio Yasumi
Writer
Shoei Nishikawa
Director of Photography
Mitsuo Makino
Producer
Kaneo Iwai
Producer
Hiroshi Okawa
Producer
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Waseda University.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Waseda University
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Waseda University about?
In the 15th year of the Meiji era (1882), Ōkuma Shigenobu, expelled from the Council of State by the Satsuma-Chōshō clique, poured his personal fortune into establishing the Tokyo Professional School in a tea field in Waseda Village. With seven professors, including Takada Sanae and Tsubouchi Yūzō, and eighty-seven students, government interference extended even to finances; Ono Azusa, who tirelessly worked to secure funding, died from overwork.
Who directed Waseda University?
Waseda University was directed by Kiyoshi Saeki.
Who stars in Waseda University?
The principal cast of Waseda University includes Eitarō Ozawa, Shizue Natsukawa, Yūnosuke Itō, Ryutaro Otomo, Eijirō Tōno.
When was Waseda University released and how long is it?
Waseda University was released in 1953 with a total runtime of Unknown.
Who composed the musical score for Waseda University?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Waseda University was composed by Shin'ichi Takata.