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The Ambitious
“The Restoration of Meiji”
7.3 / 10• 1970• 2h 0m•NR• Japanese
ActionAdventureDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Ryoma Sakamoto
Lead
Toshirō Mifune
Shojiro Goto
Keiju Kobayashi
Yoshinosuke Saigo
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shintaro Nakaoka
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Oryo
KN
Katsuo Nakamura
Chojiro Kondo
Noboru Nakaya
Hanheita Takeichi
EM
Eitarō Matsuyama
Umanosuke Shinmiya
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Daisuke Itō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Ambitious is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
