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  • The Ambitious (1970)
  • 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Ambitious (1970)
120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

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 ...See moreThe 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. See less
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Updated Feb 14, 1970

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Aug 26, 1970 (United States)

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40 cast members
Name Known for
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Ryoma Sakamoto Ryoma Sakamoto   See fewer
Toshirô Mifune
Shojiro Goto Shojiro Goto   See fewer
Keiju Kobayashi
Yoshinosuke Saigo Yoshinosuke Saigo   See fewer
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shintaro Nakaoka Shintaro Nakaoka   See fewer
Katsuo Nakamura
Chojiro Kondo Chojiro Kondo   See fewer
Noboru Nakaya
Hanheita Takeichi Hanheita Takeichi   See fewer
Eitarô Matsuyama
Umanosuke Shinmiya Umanosuke Shinmiya   See fewer
Shigeru Kôyama
Kaishu Katsu (as Shigeru Kamiyama) Kaishu Katsu (as Shigeru Kamiyama)   See fewer
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Kogoro Katsura Kogoro Katsura   See fewer
Akihiko Katayama
Toranosuke Nakahira Toranosuke Nakahira   See fewer
Terumi Niki
Mitsukazu Nakadaira Mitsukazu Nakadaira   See fewer
Isao Yamagata
Hiroe Yamada Hiroe Yamada   See fewer
Ryûichi Nagashima
Tabun Iegami Tabun Iegami   See fewer
Kentaro Ozato
Unosuke Urashima Unosuke Urashima   See fewer
Shôgen Nitta
Shoji Sawaki Shoji Sawaki   See fewer
Gaku Yamamoto
Ukichi Sensa Ukichi Sensa   See fewer
Jo Okuda
Hidemi Shinda Hidemi Shinda   See fewer
Hiroshi Tanaka
Kisuke Deishi Kisuke Deishi   See fewer
Isamu Fukumoto
Denjiro Jodo Denjiro Jodo   See fewer
Senzo Hashimoto
Kinba Yasuoka Kinba Yasuoka   See fewer
Hiroyuki Ôta
Tarotsugu Mikami Tarotsugu Mikami   See fewer
Shinnosuke Ogata
Jutaro Chiba Jutaro Chiba   See fewer
Toshiaki Amada
Yataro Shinagawa Yataro Shinagawa   See fewer
Akira Naiai
Ikuhisa Ikuhisa   See fewer
Shinjirô Ebara
Shinzo Sankichi (as Shinjirô Ehara) Shinzo Sankichi (as Shinjirô Ehara)   See fewer
Shirô Ôtsuji
Saiichi Saiichi   See fewer
Keiko Hita
Ofuku Ofuku   See fewer
Hiromi Takano
Ochiyo Ochiyo   See fewer
Saburô Sawai
Ichinosuke Fuse Ichinosuke Fuse   See fewer
Tokinosuke Nakamura
Koshitaro Ito Koshitaro Ito   See fewer
Ryôsuke Kagawa
Fujikichi Fujikichi   See fewer
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