The Ambitious (幕末) 54 years old

The Restoration of Meiji

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.

Credits

The Ambitious Cast

Name Character
Shigeru Kôyama He was 41, 87 years old when he died as Kaishu Katsu
Tatsuya Nakadai He was 37, now 91 years old as Shintaro Nakaoka
Kinnosuke Nakamura He was 37, 64 years old when he died as Ryoma Sakamoto
Katsuo Nakamura He was 32, now 86 years old as Chojiro Kondo
Terumi Niki She was 21, now 75 years old as Mitsukazu Nakadaira
Keiju Kobayashi He was 46, 86 years old when he died as Yoshinosuke Saigo
Sayuri Yoshinaga She was 24, now 79 years old as Oryo
Isao Yamagata He was 55, 80 years old when he died as Hiroe Yamada
Toshiro Mifune He was 50, 77 years old when he died as Shojiro Goto
Akihiko Katayama He was 43, 88 years old when he died as Toranosuke Nakahira
Noboru Nakaya He was 41, 77 years old when he died as Hanheita Takeichi
Ryuichi Nagashima as Tabun Iegami

The Ambitious Crew

Name Department
Daisuke Itô as Director. He was 71 (82) years old when He died Directing
Daisuke Itô as Screenplay. He was 71 (82) years old when He died Writing
Ryōtarō Shiba as Story. He was 46 (72) years old when He died Writing
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The Ambitious (54 years)

The Restoration of Meiji

  • Release day: Saturday, February 14, 1970
  • Runtime: 120 minutes