The Ambitious

The Ambitious

1970
2h 0m
7.2

7.2/10

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"The Restoration of Meiji"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Nakamura Pro Productions
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 幕末
Release Date February 14, 1970
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0065443

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura

Ryoma Sakamoto

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Shojiro Goto

Keiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi

Yoshinosuke Saigo

Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai

Shintaro Nakaoka

Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga

Oryo

Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura

Chojiro Kondo

Noboru Nakaya
Noboru Nakaya

Hanheita Takeichi

Eitarō Matsuyama
Eitarō Matsuyama

Umanosuke Shinmiya

Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama

Kaishu Katsu

Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto

Kogoro Katsura

Akihiko Katayama
Akihiko Katayama

Toranosuke Nakahira

Terumi Niki
Terumi Niki

Mitsukazu Nakadaira

Key Crew

Daisuke Itō
Director
Daisuke Itō
Screenplay