Poster of The Ambitious

The Ambitious

Plot: 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
Release Date: Saturday, February 14 1970
54 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kinnosuke NakamuraKinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura was
37 in The Ambitious
as 'Ryoma Sakamoto'.
Sun, Nov 20 1932 –
Mon, Mar 10 1997
Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune was
49 in The Ambitious
as 'Shojiro Goto'.
Fri, Apr 02 1920 –
Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Keiju KobayashiKeiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi was
46 in The Ambitious
as 'Yoshinosuke Saigo'.
Fri, Nov 23 1923 –
Thu, Sep 16 2010
Portrait of Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai was
37 in The Ambitious
as 'Shintaro Nakaoka'.
Tue, Dec 13 1932
Portrait of Sayuri YoshinagaSayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga was
24 in The Ambitious
as 'Oryo'.
Tue, Mar 13 1945
Portrait of Katsuo NakamuraKatsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura was
31 in The Ambitious
as 'Chojiro Kondo'.
Sat, Apr 23 1938
Portrait of Noboru NakayaNoboru Nakaya
Noboru Nakaya was
40 in The Ambitious
as 'Hanheita Takeichi'.
Sat, May 04 1929 –
Thu, Nov 16 2006
Portrait of Eitarō MatsuyamaEitarō Matsuyama
Eitarō Matsuyama was
27 in The Ambitious
as 'Umanosuke Shinmiya'.
Thu, Jul 09 1942 –
Fri, Jan 11 1991
Portrait of Shigeru KōyamaShigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama was
41 in The Ambitious
as 'Kaishu Katsu'.
Wed, Jan 16 1929 –
Tue, Jan 03 2017
Portrait of Shinsuke MikimotoShinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto was
38 in The Ambitious
as 'Kogoro Katsura'.
Fri, May 22 1931 –
Mon, Aug 05 2002
Portrait of Akihiko KatayamaAkihiko Katayama
Akihiko Katayama was
43 in The Ambitious
as 'Toranosuke Nakahira'.
Thu, Nov 11 1926 –
Sun, Nov 16 2014
Portrait of Terumi NikiTerumi Niki
Terumi Niki was
20 in The Ambitious
as 'Mitsukazu Nakadaira'.
Wed, May 11 1949
Portrait of Isao YamagataIsao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata was
54 in The Ambitious
as 'Hiroe Yamada'.
Sun, Jul 25 1915 –
Fri, Jun 28 1996
Portrait of Ryuichi NagashimaRyuichi Nagashima
Ryuichi Nagashima was
48 in The Ambitious
as 'Tabun Iegami'.
Sun, Jan 29 1922

Crew

Portrait of Daisuke ItōDaisuke Itō
Daisuke Itō was
71 in The Ambitious
as 'Screenplay, Director'
Thu, Oct 13 1898 –
Sun, Jul 19 1981
Portrait of Ryōtarō ShibaRyōtarō Shiba
Ryōtarō Shiba was
46 in The Ambitious
as 'Story'
Tue, Aug 07 1923 –
Mon, Feb 12 1996