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The Ambitious

1970 • 2h0m Action, Adventure, Drama

Rating

7.2/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Daisuke Itō

Screenplay

Daisuke Itō

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Toshirō Mifune

Keiju Kobayashi

Release date

2/14/1970

Status

Released

Origin country

JP

Vote count

12