The Ambitious
1970, Japanese. Directed by Daisuke Itō.
The Restoration of Meiji
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Daisuke ItōDirector
- Kinnosuke NakamuraRyoma Sakamoto
- Toshirō MifuneShojiro Goto
- Keiju KobayashiYoshinosuke Saigo
- Tatsuya NakadaiShintaro Nakaoka
- Sayuri YoshinagaOryo
- Katsuo NakamuraChojiro Kondo
- Noboru NakayaHanheita Takeichi
- Eitarō MatsuyamaUmanosuke Shinmiya
- Shigeru KōyamaKaishu Katsu
- Shinsuke MikimotoKogoro Katsura
- Akihiko KatayamaToranosuke Nakahira
- Terumi NikiMitsukazu Nakadaira
Details
- Released
- 14 February 1970
- Original title
- 幕末
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryōtarō Shiba, Daisuke Itō
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The Ambitious runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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Who directed The Ambitious?
The Ambitious (1970) was directed by Daisuke Itō and stars Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirō Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi.