The Ambitious (1970)

02/14/1970 (JP) • 2h

Action, Adventure, Drama

The Restoration of Meiji

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Ryoma Sakamoto

Toshirō Mifune

Shojiro Goto

Keiju Kobayashi

Yoshinosuke Saigo

Tatsuya Nakadai

Shintaro Nakaoka

Katsuo Nakamura

Chojiro Kondo

Noboru Nakaya

Hanheita Takeichi

Eitarō Matsuyama

Umanosuke Shinmiya

Shigeru Kōyama

Kaishu Katsu


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

japan

chambara

jidaigeki

shinsengumi

bakumatsu

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