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Original Release
February 14, 1970
2h 0m
The Ambitious (1970)
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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.
Director

Daisuke ItÅ
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 1.5
Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura
Ryoma Sakamoto
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ToshirÅ Mifune
Shojiro Goto
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Keiju Kobayashi
Yoshinosuke Saigo
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Shintaro Nakaoka
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Sayuri Yoshinaga
Oryo
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Katsuo Nakamura
Chojiro Kondo
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Noboru Nakaya
Hanheita Takeichi
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EitarÅ Matsuyama
Umanosuke Shinmiya
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Shigeru KÅyama
Kaishu Katsu
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Shinsuke Mikimoto
Kogoro Katsura
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Genres
ActionAdventureDrama
Production Companies
Nakamura Pro Productions