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The Ambitious

The Ambitious

# The Restoration of Meiji
Action   Adventure   Drama
πŸ“œ 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
πŸ“† Date Released: 1970-02-14
⌚ Running Time: 120 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.0

Beloved Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura original image
Ryoma Sakamoto
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Toshirō Mifune original image
Shojiro Goto
Toshirō Mifune
Keiju Kobayashi original image
Yoshinosuke Saigo
Keiju Kobayashi
Tatsuya Nakadai original image
Shintaro Nakaoka
Tatsuya Nakadai
Sayuri Yoshinaga original image
Oryo
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Katsuo Nakamura original image
Chojiro Kondo
Katsuo Nakamura
Noboru Nakaya original image
Hanheita Takeichi
Noboru Nakaya
Eitarō Matsuyama original image
Umanosuke Shinmiya
Eitarō Matsuyama
Shigeru Kōyama original image
Kaishu Katsu
Shigeru Kōyama
Shinsuke Mikimoto original image
Kogoro Katsura
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Akihiko Katayama original image
Toranosuke Nakahira
Akihiko Katayama
Terumi Niki original image
Mitsukazu Nakadaira
Terumi Niki
Isao Yamagata original image
Hiroe Yamada
Isao Yamagata
Ryuichi Nagashima original image
Tabun Iegami
Ryuichi Nagashima

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