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The Ambitious

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.

2h1970TMDb 7.3

Japanese

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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.

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Info

Original title
幕末
Status
Released
Released
14 February 1970
Runtime
2h
TMDB score
7.3 / 10 (13 votes)

Production

Director
Daisuke Itō
Studios
Nakamura Pro Productions
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese