The Ambitious

(1970)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 13 votes

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama

Year: 1970

Runtime: 120 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 伊藤大輔

Cast: 萬屋錦之介, Тосиро Мифунэ, Кейдзю Кобаяси, Тацуя Накадай, 吉永小百合, 中村嘉葎雄, Нобору Накая, 松山英太郎, Сигэру Кояма, 御木本伸介

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.