The Ambitious
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- Runtime
- 120 mins
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.
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.
Cast
- Kinnosuke Nakamura
- Toshirō Mifune
- Keiju Kobayashi
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Sayuri Yoshinaga
- Katsuo Nakamura
- Noboru Nakaya
- Eitarō Matsuyama
- Shigeru Kōyama
- Shinsuke Mikimoto
- Akihiko Katayama
- Terumi Niki
- Isao Yamagata
- Ryuichi Nagashima
Director
- Daisuke Itō
Producers
Screenwriter
- Daisuke Itō