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The Ambitious (1970)

The Restoration of Meiji

7.3audience score
13 votes on TMDB
Released February 14, 1970Runtime 2h 0mDirector Daisuke Itō

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.

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Cast of The Ambitious

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
Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Kaishu Katsu
Shinsuke Mikimoto

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Kogoro Katsura
Akihiko Katayama

Akihiko Katayama

Toranosuke Nakahira
Terumi Niki

Terumi Niki

Mitsukazu Nakadaira
Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Hiroe Yamada

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Who stars in The Ambitious?

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

Who directed The Ambitious?

The Ambitious was directed by Daisuke Itō.

How long is The Ambitious?

The Ambitious has a runtime of 2h 0m.

What is The Ambitious about?

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.