The Ambitious(1970)

The Restoration of Meiji

7.3(13)2hFebruary 14, 1970

Synopsis

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was despised by supporters of the Shogun as well as the Loyalists for desiring the opening of Japan to the West in order to learn its technology, in the hopes of one day defeating the West with a modern army and navy.

Directed by Daisuke Itō

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Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Ryoma Sakamoto

Toshirō Mifune

Shojiro Goto

Keiju Kobayashi

Yoshinosuke Saigo

Tatsuya Nakadai

Shintaro Nakaoka

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Oryo

Katsuo Nakamura

Chojiro Kondo

Noboru Nakaya

Hanheita Takeichi

Eitarō Matsuyama

Umanosuke Shinmiya

Shigeru Kōyama

Kaishu Katsu

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Kogoro Katsura

Akihiko Katayama

Toranosuke Nakahira

Terumi Niki

Mitsukazu Nakadaira

Isao Yamagata

Hiroe Yamada

Ryuichi Nagashima

Tabun Iegami

Gaku Yamamoto

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The Ambitious was released in 1970.

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The Ambitious runs for 120 minutes (2 hours).

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The Ambitious was directed by Daisuke Itō.

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The Ambitious stars Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirō Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Tatsuya Nakadai and Sayuri Yoshinaga.

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