Film
The Ambitious
1970Directed by Daisuke Itō
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h
About The Ambitious
- Action
- Adventure
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Daisuke Itō
- Writers
- Ryōtarō Shiba
- Daisuke Itō
- Original title
- 幕末
