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Ryoma Ga Yuku - is a TBS-TV historical epic which chronicles the life of Sakamoto Ryoma a low class Samurai, a Ronin without allegiance and a wanted man.

But today he is recognized as the Japanese equivalent of America’s George Washington – a pre-revolutionary who marshaled a unique strength of personality, diplomacy, and historical vision to help transform his nation, a vision that produced a unified modern Japan out of the rough cloth of a fragmented feudal tradition.

Ryoma’s life is a tale of Shakespearian proportions -- a life of daring and personal triumph that helped mold a nation, but also a life lived without regard to personal gain or safety. His controversial political views made him a target for Shogunate Assassins but his fervent belief in a classless society helped forge the Choshu-Satsuma alliance which ultimately brought about the Meiji Restoration.

His life tragically ended prematurely with his brutal assassination.

From a novel by Shiba Ryotaro

Stars: Kamikawa Takaya, Sawaguchi Yasuko, Tsuruta Mayu, Matsu Takako, Nagase Tomoya, Ikegami Kimiko, Nishida Toshiyuki, Matsumoto Koshiro, Daichi Mao, Takashima Masahiro

1997 - JAPANESE with ENGLISH SUBTITLES - COLOR - FULL SCREEN - 254 Minutes