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Feature film — 1970

The Ambitious (1970)

7.32h 0mAction — Adventure — Drama

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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Nakamura Pro Productions

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Director: Daisuke Itō

On screen

Cast & crew

Kinnosuke Nakamura as Ryoma Sakamoto

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Ryoma Sakamoto

Toshirō Mifune as Shojiro Goto

Toshirō Mifune

Shojiro Goto

Keiju Kobayashi as Yoshinosuke Saigo

Keiju Kobayashi

Yoshinosuke Saigo

Tatsuya Nakadai as Shintaro Nakaoka

Tatsuya Nakadai

Shintaro Nakaoka

Sayuri Yoshinaga as Oryo

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Oryo

Katsuo Nakamura as Chojiro Kondo

Katsuo Nakamura

Chojiro Kondo

Noboru Nakaya as Hanheita Takeichi

Noboru Nakaya

Hanheita Takeichi

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Eitarō Matsuyama

Umanosuke Shinmiya

Shigeru Kōyama as Kaishu Katsu

Shigeru Kōyama

Kaishu Katsu

Shinsuke Mikimoto as Kogoro Katsura

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Kogoro Katsura

Akihiko Katayama as Toranosuke Nakahira

Akihiko Katayama

Toranosuke Nakahira

Terumi Niki as Mitsukazu Nakadaira

Terumi Niki

Mitsukazu Nakadaira

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