- HD 1080
- Runtime: 120m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Daisuke Itō
- Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirō Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Sayuri Yoshinaga
- keywords: japan, chambara, jidaigeki, shinsengumi, bakumatsu
- Production_studio: Nakamura Pro Productions
- Slogan: The Restoration of Meiji
- The The Ambitious is featured in the top rankings of 1970
- #6 in Top Adventure Movies of 1970
- #32 in Top Drama Movies of 1970
- #4 in Top Action Movies of 1970
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.