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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
55 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kinnosuke NakamuraKinnosuke Nakamura. Kinnosuke Nakamura was 37 in The Ambitious as 'Ryoma Sakamoto'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 20 1932 –
Died: Mon, Mar 10 1997
Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune. Toshirō Mifune was 49 in The Ambitious as 'Shojiro Goto'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 01 1920 –
Died: Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Keiju KobayashiKeiju Kobayashi. Keiju Kobayashi was 46 in The Ambitious as 'Yoshinosuke Saigo'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 23 1923 –
Died: Thu, Sep 16 2010
Portrait of Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya Nakadai. Tatsuya Nakadai was 37 in The Ambitious as 'Shintaro Nakaoka'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 13 1932
Portrait of Sayuri YoshinagaSayuri Yoshinaga. Sayuri Yoshinaga was 24 in The Ambitious as 'Oryo'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 13 1945
Portrait of Katsuo NakamuraKatsuo Nakamura. Katsuo Nakamura was 31 in The Ambitious as 'Chojiro Kondo'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 23 1938
Portrait of Noboru NakayaNoboru Nakaya. Noboru Nakaya was 40 in The Ambitious as 'Hanheita Takeichi'.
Birthday: Sat, May 04 1929 –
Died: Thu, Nov 16 2006
Portrait of Eitarō MatsuyamaEitarō Matsuyama. Eitarō Matsuyama was 27 in The Ambitious as 'Umanosuke Shinmiya'.
Birthday: Thu, Jul 09 1942 –
Died: Fri, Jan 11 1991
Portrait of Shigeru KōyamaShigeru Kōyama. Shigeru Kōyama was 41 in The Ambitious as 'Kaishu Katsu'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 16 1929 –
Died: Tue, Jan 03 2017
Portrait of Shinsuke MikimotoShinsuke Mikimoto. Shinsuke Mikimoto was 38 in The Ambitious as 'Kogoro Katsura'.
Birthday: Fri, May 22 1931 –
Died: Mon, Aug 05 2002
Portrait of Akihiko KatayamaAkihiko Katayama. Akihiko Katayama was 43 in The Ambitious as 'Toranosuke Nakahira'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 11 1926 –
Died: Sun, Nov 16 2014
Portrait of Terumi NikiTerumi Niki. Terumi Niki was 20 in The Ambitious as 'Mitsukazu Nakadaira'.
Birthday: Wed, May 11 1949
Portrait of Isao YamagataIsao Yamagata. Isao Yamagata was 54 in The Ambitious as 'Hiroe Yamada'.
Birthday: Sun, Jul 25 1915 –
Died: Fri, Jun 28 1996
Portrait of Ryuichi NagashimaRyuichi Nagashima. Ryuichi Nagashima was 48 in The Ambitious as 'Tabun Iegami'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 29 1922

Crew

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