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The Ambitious
“The Restoration of Meiji”
73%
Movie
2h 0m
AI Analysis
The Ambitious (1970) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Ambitious (1970) — a movie tagged as Action, Adventure, and Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 t… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~120 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Ambitious 73% (13 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
The Ambitious is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
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from 13 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1970-02-14
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 284011
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What is The Ambitious about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Ambitious?
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How long is the movie The Ambitious?
The official runtime for The Ambitious is approximately 120 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Ryoma Sakamoto
Toshirō Mifune
Shojiro Goto
Keiju Kobayashi
Yoshinosuke Saigo
Tatsuya Nakadai
Shintaro Nakaoka
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Oryo
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Katsuo Nakamura
Chojiro Kondo
Noboru Nakaya
Hanheita Takeichi
- E
Eitarō Matsuyama
Umanosuke Shinmiya
Shigeru Kōyama
Kaishu Katsu
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Kogoro Katsura
Akihiko Katayama
Toranosuke Nakahira
Terumi Niki
Mitsukazu Nakadaira
Isao Yamagata
Hiroe Yamada
- R
Ryuichi Nagashima
Tabun Iegami
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