The Ambitious
The Restoration of Meiji
Overview
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.
Cast
Kinnosuke NakamuraRyoma Sakamoto
Toshirō MifuneShojiro Goto
Keiju KobayashiYoshinosuke Saigo
Tatsuya NakadaiShintaro Nakaoka
Sayuri YoshinagaOryoKatsuo NakamuraChojiro Kondo
Noboru NakayaHanheita TakeichiEitarō MatsuyamaUmanosuke Shinmiya
Shigeru KōyamaKaishu Katsu
Shinsuke MikimotoKogoro Katsura
Akihiko KatayamaToranosuke Nakahira
Terumi NikiMitsukazu NakadairaCrew
DirectorDaisuke Itō
Details
Original Title幕末
Release DateFebruary 14, 1970
LanguagesJapanese
StudiosNakamura Pro Productions
