If you loved Goyokin, try The Ambitious
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Ambitious has roughly 5.2× fewer votes than Goyokin — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the foreign gem mood tag, and they sit in Action / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Goyokin, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Ambitious is
You're Ryoma Sakamoto, a clan outcast in old Japan. The government hunts you, rival factions hate you. But you push to open Japan to the West. A director known for silent films makes a late-career return. The film leaves one pondering national identity.

