Poster for the movie The Ambitious

The Ambitious

1970 • 120 minutes
ActionAdventureDrama

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.

Picture of Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Ryoma Sakamoto

Picture of Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Shojiro Goto

Picture of Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Yoshinosuke Saigo

Picture of Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Shintaro Nakaoka

Picture of Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Oryo

Picture of Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

Chojiro Kondo

Picture of Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

Hanheita Takeichi

Picture of Eitarō Matsuyama

Eitarō Matsuyama

Umanosuke Shinmiya

Picture of Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Kaishu Katsu

Picture of Shinsuke Mikimoto

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Kogoro Katsura

Picture of Akihiko Katayama

Akihiko Katayama

Toranosuke Nakahira

Picture of Terumi Niki

Terumi Niki

Mitsukazu Nakadaira

Picture of Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Hiroe Yamada

Picture of Ryuichi Nagashima

Ryuichi Nagashima

Tabun Iegami