The Ambitious
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“The Restoration of Meiji”
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.
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Cast
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Kinnosuke Nakamura
Ryoma Sakamoto
Known for
Goyokin
Toshirō Mifune
Shojiro Goto
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Daisuke Itō
Keiju Kobayashi
Yoshinosuke Saigo
Known for
The Return of Godzilla
Sanjuro
Ryōtarō Shiba
Also in
Ryōtarō Shiba Zatsudan: Shōwa eno Michi
Kinichiro Ogawa
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shintaro Nakaoka
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Oryo
Known for
Buddha: The Great Departure
The Makioka Sisters
Katsuo Nakamura
Chojiro Kondo
Known for
Demons
Steamboy
Noboru Nakaya
Hanheita Takeichi
Known for
Japanese Spiderman
Lady Snowblood
Eitarō Matsuyama
Umanosuke Shinmiya
Also in
A Comedy in Front of the Station: Pier
The Day the Sun Rose
Shigeru Kōyama
Kaishu Katsu
Known for
Black Rain
Beyond Outrage
Daisuke Itō Director · Ryōtarō Shiba Story
United States release August 25, 1970 · Produced in Japan · Original title 幕末
Production
Nakamura Pro Productions
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
幕末
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 14, 1970
Theatrical · Roadshow version
United States · August 25, 1970
Theatrical
Japan
February 28, 1970 · Theatrical
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