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The Ambitious
First aired on Feb 14, 1970
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Genres: 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 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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Kinnosuke Nakamura | Ryoma Sakamoto
Toshirō Mifune | Shojiro Goto
Keiju Kobayashi | Yoshinosuke Saigo
Tatsuya Nakadai | Shintaro Nakaoka
Sayuri Yoshinaga | Oryo
Katsuo Nakamura | Chojiro Kondo
Featured Crew
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Ryōtarō Shiba | Story
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Daisuke Itō | Screenplay
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Daisuke Itō | Director